Re: [AFMUG] Solar payback

2015-08-11 Thread can...@believewireless.net
How many panels? What percentage savings is that? On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 10:20 AM, Chuck McCown ch...@wbmfg.com 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

[AFMUG] Solar payback

2015-08-11 Thread Chuck McCown
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.

Re: [AFMUG] Solar payback

2015-08-11 Thread Chuck McCown
10 kW It saved me about 70%. From: mailto:p...@believewireless.net Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2015 8:49 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Solar payback How many panels? What percentage savings is that? On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 10:20 AM, Chuck McCown ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: Just

Re: [AFMUG] Solar payback

2015-08-11 Thread Jaime Solorza
Cool! Mother Earth thanks you On Aug 11, 2015 8:20 AM, Chuck McCown ch...@wbmfg.com 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.

Re: [AFMUG] Solar payback

2015-08-11 Thread That One Guy /sarcasm
Jacobson sterl...@avative.net wrote: Get a couple of Tesla batteries and your setup will be complete! *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Chuck McCown *Sent:* Tuesday, August 11, 2015 9:39 AM *To:* af@afmug.com *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Solar payback 10kW but yes about

Re: [AFMUG] Solar payback

2015-08-11 Thread That One Guy /sarcasm
, Sterling Jacobson sterl...@avative.net wrote: Get a couple of Tesla batteries and your setup will be complete! *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Chuck McCown *Sent:* Tuesday, August 11, 2015 9:39 AM *To:* af@afmug.com *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Solar payback 10kW but yes

Re: [AFMUG] Solar payback

2015-08-11 Thread Chuck McCown
Yeah, the panels are guaranteed to be producing 80% of their rated output in 20 years from now. From: That One Guy /sarcasm Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2015 10:30 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Solar payback Dont solar panels have a gradual decline in output? I assume there really

Re: [AFMUG] Solar payback

2015-08-11 Thread That One Guy /sarcasm
:* That One Guy /sarcasm thatoneguyst...@gmail.com *Sent:* Tuesday, August 11, 2015 10:30 AM *To:* af@afmug.com *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

Re: [AFMUG] Solar payback

2015-08-11 Thread Josh Luthman
...@believewireless.net *Sent:* Tuesday, August 11, 2015 8:49 AM *To:* af@afmug.com *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Solar payback How many panels? What percentage savings is that? On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 10:20 AM, Chuck McCown ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: Just completed my first full 12 months on my net metered home

Re: [AFMUG] Solar payback

2015-08-11 Thread Josh Luthman
...@imaginenetworksllc.com *Sent:* Tuesday, August 11, 2015 9:36 AM *To:* af@afmug.com *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

Re: [AFMUG] Solar payback

2015-08-11 Thread Sterling Jacobson
Get a couple of Tesla batteries and your setup will be complete! From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2015 9:39 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Solar payback 10kW but yes about $10K for the whole system, grid tie inverter etc

Re: [AFMUG] Solar payback

2015-08-11 Thread Lewis Bergman
Except if the panels were made in Chine, which they probably were, in which case mother Earth is screaming because of all the pollutants the plant dumped in the river behind the factory since the Chinese don't seem to care about their descendants cancer rates. On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 9:22 AM,

Re: [AFMUG] Solar payback

2015-08-11 Thread Chuck McCown
10kW but yes about $10K for the whole system, grid tie inverter etc. No batteries. From: Josh Luthman Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2015 9:36 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Solar payback So you spent 10k on panels? What about batteries? Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937

Re: [AFMUG] Solar payback

2015-08-11 Thread Seth Mattinen
On 8/11/15 08:36, Josh Luthman wrote: So you spent 10k on panels? What about batteries? If you're net metering you wouldn't want to waste it charging batteries. ~Seth

Re: [AFMUG] Solar payback

2015-08-11 Thread Chuck McCown
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 Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2015 9:50 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Solar payback how large