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<blockquote data-quote="Mike6158" data-source="post: 2815594" data-attributes="member: 1039"><p>My son (San Antonio, TX) installed panels and two Tesla power walls with 2 days of max power usage available (AC, etc). The system is grid tied so excess power feeds the grid. He operates off grid most days. Sounds great right. </p><p></p><p>I asked him these questions when I visited a few weeks ago:</p><p>(1) what does the power company pay you for the excess power you send them</p><p>A: nothing. They let me accumulate credits BUT the tie service fees and other little rip off bs crap eats that up</p><p></p><p>(2) What did the system cost?</p><p>(A) $70,000.00. That's right. Seven Dethousand dollars (financed of course). Mucho dinero. ***-O Beavis-O!!!? </p><p></p><p>I like solar power. I used to have my ham shack on solar power (took it down when I moved for work. Putting it back is one of the roundtuits on a long list). I'd run the whole house on solar but that turns into more dinero than I want to cough up. It's not maintenance free btw. It takes electronic widgets to make the power useful for AC power. Electronic widgets don't last forever. Even vacuum tube radios from the 40's still have to be repaired.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike6158, post: 2815594, member: 1039"] My son (San Antonio, TX) installed panels and two Tesla power walls with 2 days of max power usage available (AC, etc). The system is grid tied so excess power feeds the grid. He operates off grid most days. Sounds great right. I asked him these questions when I visited a few weeks ago: (1) what does the power company pay you for the excess power you send them A: nothing. They let me accumulate credits BUT the tie service fees and other little rip off bs crap eats that up (2) What did the system cost? (A) $70,000.00. That's right. Seven Dethousand dollars (financed of course). Mucho dinero. ***-O Beavis-O!!!? I like solar power. I used to have my ham shack on solar power (took it down when I moved for work. Putting it back is one of the roundtuits on a long list). I'd run the whole house on solar but that turns into more dinero than I want to cough up. It's not maintenance free btw. It takes electronic widgets to make the power useful for AC power. Electronic widgets don't last forever. Even vacuum tube radios from the 40's still have to be repaired. [/QUOTE]
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