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Old 10-14-16, 11:57 AM   #9
mejunkhound
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Was going to reply also, but like Pinball, realized that Steve has just about said all you need.
Go for it if physically able. You will learn a lot also.

You did not say what your age is or your physical capabilities. I'm over 70 an would DIY solar in a moment if I lived in a good solar area (In western WA, not enough sun esp. since I would not want to cut down my 170 ft trees!)

Since you are in Utah, back in the 1980s, when solar was more than 5X as expensive in inflation adjusted dollars as now (ain't tech advances GREAT!) we did a study of using solar power for a missile base in S. Utah/Nevada and saw areas where the LONGEST stretch without sun was 3 day during the previous 40 years! So, you may be in a great area if in the South of Utah.

Even back then, the solar would have been lower cost (including then state of art hydrogen/bromine fuel cell storage) than building a dedicated new power plant plus distribution lines.
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