I suspect, given the number of digests I've yet to digest I'm late to the party but: Doesn't the increase in house value give you incentive? I suspect its not equal to what you'd pay for the panels but they're kind of like trees, you plant trees for the next generation, not for yourself.
Anyway the price of solar panels has plummeted in the last few years. 10 years ago you'd pay $400 for a 100watt panel, today you'll pay about $150. We're looking at putting some solar on the cabin in Maine. Mostly for one light and the range hood. Maybe someday enough to run a small, efficient fridge. The fear, of course, its that somebody will bring in a television... -Curt Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 12:32:41 -0400 From: Dan Penoff <[email protected]> To: Mercedes Discussion List <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] People are generally holding on Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Northwestern Indiana has a huge number of wind turbines, most of which are just north of Lafayette and follow I-65 north to the Tri State area. I would love to have solar here, as it makes a lot of sense. The big problem is the up front costs, and little is being done to help with that. Not only that, but with a lengthy payback period, if I take out a second mortgage to pay for it, for example, I lose all advantages if I sell the house before everything is depreciated out. Dan _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
