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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He says it is $49,000 upfront and a $28,000 tax credit, so $21,000.  We spend $150 average on electricity right now, so they will break even in 11-12 years.  This seems like a really long time.  We have a 5000 square foot home and the panels would be facing west, where a lot of large trees are.  Tesla promises they will offset 100% of our bill.  He also wants to get two batteries which are $5000 each, I think.  I feel like he's being a doomsday prepper more than anything since Houston lost power for a week.  What do you all think?[/quote]

I think it is great that your DH wants to get solar panels. The more of us who make an effort to switch to renewable energy resources, the better.

In regard to the batteries -- I would skip those. If you have excess electricity in a month, it can simply get sold back via the grid, so there is no need to store the power. With respect to black-outs, power outages usually last only a couple hours in this area. So I don't think there is a real need for the batteries. Lastly, battery technology is improving, and the next generation of batteries will be better than the present generation. So best to skip the batteries for now.

In regard to those posters who think there is some dissonance between having a 5000 square foot house (bad for the environment) and getting solar panels (better for the environment that burning fossil fuels), well, they do have a point, but the fact is that anything you do to reduce your CO2 footprint is helpful. So I hope you go forward with the solar panels.
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