Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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What brand solar panels do you sell? "american solar one" isn't listed on sunbiz.org as Florida Corp Are you a franchise? What's your location, one page website has no street address. Who are you folks what is your corporate name. Why don't answer those questions |
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The solar industry is a graveyard of bankrupt contractors and manufacturers. WHY? Because of significant overpromise - and under delivery. Anybody in the industry - or related (which I still am) will share "BEWARE." Even Tesla is having issues.
Why the problem? There are several factors that can cause solar to underperform. First, they get dirty - and stop performing. Second, debris get's caught underneath - and they stop performing. Third, they are not installed exactly right - and stop performing. Fourth, they are installed over an older roof; the roof needs to be replaced - and you are out of luck. Five, it is being "sold back" most of the time to your utility - not going into your personal electric system; lots of opportunities for problems. I sit on the Board of the largest co-op of commercial roofing contractors in the country (over a billion in sales) and solar was the primary topic at the meeting last week: net/net - most members of the co-op have tried - and it hasn't worked. IN FACT, there currently on commercial roofs as an example, there is a large financial penalty for not putting on a solar roof for new construction now - and over 90% are accepting the penalty. |
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Have heard insurance companies won't insure your roof without a huge increase in insured value. Have not researched.
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@79, i won't see any return
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Overpromise is correct. When a contractor offers you a 25 year parts and labor warranty on any kind of system that they install, you should know that the contractor is scamming you. It is not reasonable for any contractor to expect to honor that type of warranty on any mechanical or electrical system, especially a small contractor installing solar systems. They have no intention or ability to make good on the warranty. They just want to make a sale. Ask them to purchase a performance bond in case they are not around in 25 years.
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We had 175 panels on our 7200 sf barn roof in MA. Took care of our home, barn apartment, indoor arena lights, barn lights and heat. Our average electric bill pre solar in February was 2500.00. Yearly was typically around 8000.
MA had a significant SRECs payment around 10,000 a year. It was net metering. We collected credits during summer and used that during winter when snow covered the panels. In MA, totally worth the cost. In FL, our electric bill is running 120 a month. I don't see it as cost effective. |
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