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Originally Posted by Idaholady
Does anyone know anything about solar panels? Good idea? Bad idea? Would they blow away in a hurricane? Do they really save on electric bills?
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We had solar on a house in California. It was 'net metering' and was on a lease/purchase plan. Cost nothing to install and we were charged based on monthly production of the panels. I believe we paid .18 per kwh and CA utilities were on a tier system with lowest of .16 per kwh quickly jumping to .25 per kwh and then .31 per kwh. We found the system did save money every month. Total monthly went from about $250 to about $220. Hardley worth it. Florida's rates are somwhere aroud .12 per kwh which makes solar of this type not worth it here.
We also had a lot of trouble when we went to sell that property because of the solar.
I would not do solar again unless it was the only option I had.