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I’m either making a BIG mistake or a great decision… time will tell.

I try to be proactive & stay a step ahead, so tomorrow I installing solar on my home: an $85,000 22kw system with roughly 35 roof panels, two Tesla Powerwall 3s, & an upgraded digital SPAN electrical panel that I can control from my phone.

With green energy tax credits expiring Dec 31 & Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” allowing the system to be fully depreciated in a single tax year, & with everything going “according to plan” it should result in roughly $50,000 back in tax credits to apply against the principle.

That puts the system on a 5–6 year payoff timeline. Wish me luck ☀️

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𝕞𝕪𝕡𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕥𝕠𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖 1w ago

Good luck, but that seems super expensive given how cheap equipment is now. Whats the material/labour cost split?

MattA 1w ago

I think it’s about 50/50

As the replacement value is about $43k

But to your point, yes, I am probably overpaying.

𝕞𝕪𝕡𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕥𝕠𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖 1w ago

Massively overpaying. You can get 20kw battery for 5k now. The panels and alternator are cheap 3-4k. I would get more offers.

BottleTeams 1w ago

You forgot to buy some corn miners

Hanshan 1w ago

you can't run an ASIC on that

BottleTeams 1w ago

Easily could run multiple

Hanshan 1w ago

not in practice.

you have to subtract all the other electrics you need to run AND what you lost overnight and need to recharge AND a cushion for cloudiness

and with only 22kwh of storage you're worried about draining your batteries if you walk away and leave it

you could have an ASIC and use it to burn off surplus juice when its sunny though

MattA 1w ago

I think it’s 27kwh of storage in the power walls

But 22kw of max output per hour in the panels… if I understand all this stuff correctly

Juraj 1w ago

Wow. Great idea. Enjoy! I have 1/10th of it.

Garth 1w ago

You haven’t run into the #EMF crowd I take it?