02-21-12, 09:24 AM | #1 |
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Free solar panels if you pay a regular electric bill
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SolarCity has partnered with Google to offer affordable solar power to homeowners by creating the nation's largest residential solar financing fund. Watch video announcement ► Go Solar for as Little as $0 Down Now you can go solar without the high initial cost of purchasing a solar system. Instead of buying the equipment, you simply pay as you go. Save Money Every Month for Decades to Come You can save money every month by paying less for clean solar power than you pay the utility company today. Last edited by Solar; 02-21-12 at 06:54 PM.. Reason: if |
02-21-12, 12:16 PM | #2 |
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This looked interesting so I signed up for a consultation since I would probably meet all their requirements.
But I just got an email back saying that it's not available in my area. |
02-21-12, 12:54 PM | #3 |
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think Northeast us Xringer, this is your calling, its available in rhode island
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Yeah, I looked into it as well. From the press release:
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02-23-12, 09:53 AM | #5 |
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I just received a call from Solar City. They told me they are only servicing the Dallas and Fort Worth areas of Texas.
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02-24-12, 12:48 PM | #6 |
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Astrum Solar is another installer that is here in Massachusetts, that has a variety of ways to pay for an installation -- including $0 down leases. In fact I think you end up pay less monthly than you do now for electricity.
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02-24-12, 01:09 PM | #7 |
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Are you going to be putting some panels up on your house Neil?
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Yes, but not right away. I need new roof shingles, and there are already 2 (or more) layers. I have a hip roof, and I need more insulation, so I will hopefully be able to completely reframe the roof in a steeper gable with a gable dormer, I can get a larger south-facing roof for more panels, and super insulate the entire roof, and gain a full walk-up stair to a much more useable attic space; as well as a new roof.
Now, I am exploring what sort of roof I should use: green plants, metal, or asphalt. A metal roof could have laminated PV solar, and it could have solar hot water tubes underneath it, and it could have a rain water collection system, too. A green roof would be great, but I'm not sure how it would work with PV panels. |
02-29-12, 06:28 PM | #9 |
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My wife don't want no stinkin panels on our roof...
So, I may have to use a post mount in the back yard.. Like this 2001ASO model.. Solar Tracking - YouTube
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