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Originally Posted by st2288
I live on Long Island, NY. I hired a company for a 7.9KW solar installation last year. The rebate from the utility company was $3.00 a watt.. plus the 30% fed rebate.. Can't beat it.
They installed a net meter in April of this year. So far I already banked 900Kw. So hopefully with the split air system, I can cut my heating down to a half.. can't wait for all the tools and parts to come it..
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Wow! 7.9kW is sweet! You are one lucky dude!
If you looked at my power usage for the Sanyo, you already have a good idea
how many kw hours a mini-split system sized for your home is going to use.
Our 1956 ranch house is small at 1,258 square feet, and we are spending
peanuts for heating and cooling.. Beats the hell out of burning oil and
using old-tech power-hog ACs for summer cooling.
The way my Sanyo runs, it's average power usage on average winter days
is so low, it's unbelievable. But, if things got pretty cold and it had to run
at 500 watts all day, that's 12 kWh.. Times 20 cents= $2.40 a day!
Which is less than one gallon of oil would cost. Which I could burn up in 1 hour..
If you have petty good insulation and your house isn't to large,
I can't see why the PV can't handle all the heating and cooling.
I'll be interested in watching your work.. Please post it..
Cheers,
Rich