Billy_Bob
Diamond Member
Feel free to be happy. for now..It seems to me you guys are spouting uninformed rhetoric about home electrical systems and solar or wind turbine installations to reduce greenhouse gasses. In my area fog is a night time blessing that clears by 8 or so in the morning and works wonders to control heat.
By the way I was a licensed contractor and built homes for a few years. Being a tax man came from my education in business about tax credits and the tax law.
Your attempts to make me feel guilty for installing solar will not work as I am very happy.
Your panels will degrade 2% per year at a minimum. At 20 years I expect you will have had to replace all of them at some point along with your inverter... Nature of the beast when dealing with the sun and electricity.
You have no clue how rain, dust and wind affect your system because it decrease the amperage output of your system.
And FYI, I have a hybrid system that uses wind generation, PV arrays, battery storage for 7 days and a back up generator set that I seldom use but is kept in operating condition. I don't sell any power back because its not worth it. My base line connection fee is 8.98 a month. I could live totally off grid but do not choose to.. I am very well versed in these systems..
Enjoy it while its working...