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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had 17 kw of solar panels installed in NoVa last year.  Cost was $46K.  With the tax credit of 30%, cost came to be $32K.  Dominion requires you to pay $7 a month for infrastructure.  Otherwise, I have paid nothing for electricity.  In addition, the panels have provided 9,000 miles of electricity for my EV.  My payoff will be 9-10 years but the panels have a warranty for 25 years with a drop off of only 8% efficiency total.

At this moment, batteries are not cost effective.  Prices may come down over the next couple of years with the new technologies coming out.

If your DH wants backup, Enphase has the IQ8 microinverters which allow the solar panels to provide power to the house without batteries during a power outage.  He can get a smaller battery and allow the solar panels to provide extra power.  A second way to do it, is Enphase is coming out with a V2H system in 2024.  You can buy a Nissan Leaf which has a 40 kwh battery and costs $26K before the 7500 credit.  You would then have double the battery backup of the Tesla Batteries and have a vehicle to drive when you didn't need backup all for less than the Tesla batteries cost.

I have been 100% happy with my solar panels and highly recommend them.[/quote]

Solar + V2H is the way to go! Same decision here.[/quote]

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