Our Residential Solar Energy System
In 2009 we installed a Solar Water and Electric system on our home.
This web page provides lots of information about our system.
It is my hope that many other homeowners will also install similar systems.
- Solar Electric System
- 24 Panels (each is 190-watts)
- 4.56kW Peak DC Power
- Estimated to generate a average of 433kWhr per month of electricity. ($87 savings/month)
- Cost
- $31,600 Up front Cost
- $5,176 Cost after incentives
- 5 year Paypack period
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- Solar Water Heater
- 2 Thermal Collectors
- 80 gallon Storage Tank
- Estimated to provide 75% of Hot water
- Estimated Saving (Harder to calculate)
- Conservative $20-$24 per month
- Cost
- $10,570 Up front Cost
- $3,400 Cost after incentives
- 12 year Paypack period (est)
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