Do you have a parts list you would care to share? I assume Illinois sunshine is not as good as utah sunshine though
On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 11:36 AM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah, the panels are guaranteed to be producing 80% of their rated output > in 20 years from now. > > *From:* That One Guy /sarcasm <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 11, 2015 10:30 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Solar payback > > Dont solar panels have a gradual decline in output? > I assume there really arent any moving parts in this system to maintain, > but are there any components like capacitors or anything that may fail over > time? > > If my math is right thats around 900 square feet of panel? > > That is really cool at 4 years with little maintenance if you have the sun > and space, 10k is not all that great an investment for a home energy > solution, people sink more than that into a bathroom just to have a nice > place to drop a deuce. > > > > On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 10:52 AM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I built it myself so that cost is for the parts. I hope there is no >> maintenance. >> Generally you get about 11 watts per square foot for polycrystaline >> panels. >> >> *From:* That One Guy /sarcasm <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 11, 2015 9:50 AM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Solar payback >> >> how large of a footprint and a rough weight on the array? >> What do you foresee for maintenance costs over the long term? >> >> For your costs, was this the overall project cost including any part >> changes, or is the final cost just the installed components? >> >> On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 10:44 AM, Sterling Jacobson <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> Get a couple of Tesla batteries and your setup will be complete! >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Chuck McCown >>> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 11, 2015 9:39 AM >>> *To:* [email protected] >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Solar payback >>> >>> >>> >>> 10kW but yes about $10K for the whole system, grid tie inverter etc. >>> >>> No batteries. >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Josh Luthman <[email protected]> >>> >>> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 11, 2015 9:36 AM >>> >>> *To:* [email protected] >>> >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Solar payback >>> >>> >>> >>> So you spent 10k on panels? What about batteries? >>> >>> Josh Luthman >>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>> 1100 Wayne St >>> Suite 1337 >>> Troy, OH 45373 >>> >>> On Aug 11, 2015 10:53 AM, "Chuck McCown" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> 10 kW >>> >>> It saved me about 70%. >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]> >>> >>> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 11, 2015 8:49 AM >>> >>> *To:* [email protected] >>> >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Solar payback >>> >>> >>> >>> How many panels? What percentage savings is that? >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 10:20 AM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Just completed my first full 12 months on my net metered home solar >>> array. It saved me 2269.00 over the preceding 12 months. That is a >>> payback of slightly more than 4 years. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team >> as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. >> > > > > -- > If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team > as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. > -- If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team.
