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[quote=Anonymous]We got insane discounts when Obama first became POTUS because of his stimulus plan and energy independence agenda. We got national, state and county level discounts.  We have extensive solar panels (and proud of it), we also got an energy audit for our whole house and fixed issues - windows, storm doors, attic fans, insulations etc.  Before having our Solar City (now Tesla) panels put, we got a new roof and put special shingles so that they can withstand high wind speed etc.  Then we leased the panels for 30 years because we do not intend to leave soon. Also, since the lease is already prepaid by us, we don't foresee a problem to sell the house. The panels comes with the house.

By the time the lease expires, we will need a new roof anyways and whatever new tech is in the market. So the timing dovetails well.  All repairs and upgrades remains Tesla's responsibility for the duration of the lease. If a tornado tears our roof off and the panels off - they will repair. Also, a baseline output is guaranteed. They do all the maintainence and repair. We sell our extra solar energy to the grid in the day time and buy back at night. We do not have batteries to store the energy yet.

Anyhow, my DH gets tremendous cheap thrills every time PEPCO gives us a couple dollars back because we generated more electricity than we use.

Yes, we have made modifications to the house to handle extreme weather events and climate change. We drive hybrids or cycle to places, our lawn has rainscapes, pollinator garden, composting, native plants  and clover instead of grass. We have made modification to reinforce our patio slope, fixed our grading, extensive drainage to handle excessive rain or snow, berms to let rainwater sink in ground, lots of mulched beds, lots of pruned shade trees. It is a habitat. [/quote]

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