Donald asks…
what is the cost of solar pannels?
i want 2 use atleast 72 kilowatt of electricity for my home so what will be the approx cost of setting up solar panels at my home
Michael answers:
Solar panels costs over Rs15 per KWh
Approx. Rs 12 with subsidy.
Jenny asks…
about how much will it cost to change your home over from an oil summer winter hookup to an electric home?
I have an oil summer winter hook up, and what I want to do is convert it over to a fully electric home. After that install solar panels. How much will the conversion of an oil run home to an electric run home be?
Just to be clear I’m not looking for the price of going solar but the price of taking out my homes oil system and making the home fully run on electric. Taking oil tank and oil burner out and changing over the base board system and rewiring etc.
Michael answers:
It depends on the size of the house , a working solar system is about $20,000 for a small house say 1000 square feet, the price goes up from there
Paul asks…
how affordable these days are solar panels for the home ? why arent we as a country doing more for the planet
looking to lower energy costs and help the planet at the same time what i as a consumer can do
Michael answers:
Solar panels will indeed pay for themselves – eventually. But it will take many years (between 15 and 50) before they do. And its a lot of money to lay out at once.
There are, though, federal tax incentives for installing solar panels. In parts of the country, there are also state incentives and utility rebates that can help. In some places, these incentives will help to drop the payback to less than 10 years.
For information about incentives in the US, go to the first link below. It lists all the federal, state and utility incentives available, state-by-state.
You can also call a local solar installer, who will certainly know about local incentives and who can help you size and cost a system for your home. I’d recommend that you find an installer from the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners. This will ensure that your installer has some experience with these systems. I’ve put a link to their web site below.
If you live in a subdivision, you should be aware that some subdivisions do not permit solar panels for aesthetic reasons.
Good luck.
John asks…
Is there any one with solar energy out there and was it worth the price?
Im trying to see if its worth the cost for solar panels installed at my home.
Michael answers:
Solar water heating is the short answer.
Depends what you call worth it. Are you talking only in the monetory sense or are you more interested in the environment.
I presume you are on grid?
Linda asks…
I want to power my new home I am building on solar power alone what will the cost be roughly?
I also want to stay off the electric grid . It would cost an additional ten thousand dollars to be hooked into it and I want to be independant from utilities. Would solar panels and batteries power lights and T.V , computer , washer dryer ect.
Michael answers:
I doubt this is realistically possible- the battery storage required would be tremendous. This is why net-metering is available in most parts of the country. You want to be connected to the grid but able to generate your own power.
Just size your panels appropriately and look for other design ideas to minimize your electricity demand;
geothermal HVAC
daylighting
super-insulation
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