You Sir.... are an excellent 'Steward' of the Land and my hat is off to you.
That is a large solar project. We recently had 18 panels installed on our "barndominium" project as "Phase 1" of our solar installation. We will do another 18 panels next year as "Phase 2" once we receive our tax credit in March from the Phase 1 install. We are 100% electric and fortunate that our provider offers 1:1 net metering, so we hope to be at or very near zero from the grid once the whole project is completed.
It needed to be 24".......some areas they went deeper to about 30"...... inspector came out and measured yesterday before they backfilled.......regardless it is 50% buried and closed up now
I was just making a comment because you said, "Of course they needed to dig a 30" deep trench in my driveway..."It needed to be 24".......some areas they went deeper to about 30"...... inspector came out and measured yesterday before they backfilled.......regardless it is 50% buried and closed up now
We are in a similar situation in that we use a LOT of power.......well pump, hot water heater, forced hot air heating, centra A/C, mini-splits for the basement, hot tub, etc. add in some of the nation's highest electrical rates and our electric bill is between $350 and 650/month so the payoff timeline for us on this is only in the 8-9 year range.
All good.....wasn't arguing. I personally don't care either way as I'm not the one digging.....just wrote the check
. Our inspector is familiar with me and our projects......Morton building, finished basement etc. He picks his spots to be particular......
Good for you. With the lack of rain, everything needs a drink. We also put out water for the wildlife to drink. They come in at night to drink water.
Where abouts are ya located?
It isn't cheap.....BUT the reality is between the tax incentives and the fact we have such an expensive electrical bill it pays for itself in 8-9 years and after that "free power" as we think about entering "retirement" in about 10 years........ High level math is $80K less 30% tax credit next Spring then debt service on the remainder which is a wash on our current electric bill.......so basically if we keep paying our average electric bill but against the loan vs. the electric company we will be paid off in 8-9 years. Depending on how much if any we over produce we can pay it down sooner.
We're a bit closer to retirement but thinking in similar terms. This is a recreational property for us so we're trying to minimize our monthly expenses related to it. We are also trying to keep those monthly costs down so one day when our two children and their children "inherit" the property they don't inherit something that's going to cost them a bunch of money just to keep it. We also plan to set up a trust for taxes, and routine maintenance. We figure our payback is about 10 years and all of the equipment is guaranteed for 25 years. We opted to use the grid as our "batteries" for now but the system is capable of batteries if the technology improves to the point it would be worth it, primarily to serve as a "backup generator". Here's a photo of our current setup. Phase 2 will go on the other side of the same roof which has a SW orientation.
Thank you. Still lots of work for me and my Kubota tractor. We need to prep the land and get some grass planted in the next 4-6 weeks.
