Who has solar?

[JeanineTheOT]

We are considering adding solar to a new extension to our house, and the solar company said there is a limit of 12,750/KWh on a residence. We currently are using 51,000KWh a year (I know, a lot, my dh works from home and has quite a few computers). I dont know if it is worth it for us to get solar, bc it will only cut down our bill about 25%.

Can you tell me what you think about your solar, how much it cut your bill down, how much it was initially, etc? Thanks in advance

[Naturalyst]

: I've been toying with the same idea.

[LuckyMommaToo]

We just installed it, so I don't have savings numbers yet. It was around $20,000, which is what it seems to cost for everyone here in Southern California. Ours was added onto an addition being built, so I don't know if the price would change for better or for worse if you were putting it on an existing roof. We'll get local, state and federal tax rebates equaling about $8,000.

Living in L.A., we expect to see quite a reduction in our electric bill, because we are in the perfect location for it. Good luck in your decision.
-Erin

[JeanineTheOT]

Thanks! We actually will be putting it onto an extension as well. I am doing a conference call today with dh and the solar engineer to see if its worth it.

[lucyem]

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