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<blockquote data-quote="1st Vette" data-source="post: 328674" data-attributes="member: 8909"><p>Break even sounds right. Productive life span of the panels baring big hailstorms should be close to 20 yrs . Not a bad idea to cover them if one is forecast, yes a pain, but it’s like insurance . Maybe worth it if you’re able to do it yourself and are the cautious type. Replacement is pricey as you know. You can install all the panels you want, the issue is the Supply Authority will only allow a finite amount of “ feed in tariff “ payment. Use the excess to heat your pool or charge your EV , or run grow lights to stock your greenhouse etc . The output from wind is indistinguishable from solar, all goes into the same pot so to speak. </p><p> Good on you for doing this and more people who can afford it should as it’s good for the environment and a very interesting learning experience. Perhaps a better thing to do with further expenditure would be to look at a storage solution as lithium ion battery storage has come way down depending on your access to reasonable pricing. Unlike the lead acid or gel storage batteries you can use 95% of their capacity as opposed to maybe 50% . Then when the grid crashes you’re not in the dark at night.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1st Vette, post: 328674, member: 8909"] Break even sounds right. Productive life span of the panels baring big hailstorms should be close to 20 yrs . Not a bad idea to cover them if one is forecast, yes a pain, but it’s like insurance . Maybe worth it if you’re able to do it yourself and are the cautious type. Replacement is pricey as you know. You can install all the panels you want, the issue is the Supply Authority will only allow a finite amount of “ feed in tariff “ payment. Use the excess to heat your pool or charge your EV , or run grow lights to stock your greenhouse etc . The output from wind is indistinguishable from solar, all goes into the same pot so to speak. Good on you for doing this and more people who can afford it should as it’s good for the environment and a very interesting learning experience. Perhaps a better thing to do with further expenditure would be to look at a storage solution as lithium ion battery storage has come way down depending on your access to reasonable pricing. Unlike the lead acid or gel storage batteries you can use 95% of their capacity as opposed to maybe 50% . Then when the grid crashes you’re not in the dark at night. [/QUOTE]
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