I think a lot of people psychologically rate their ongoing traditional energy expenses as 0 and or not subject to inflation.
Around here grid electric is not free and inflated 10% or more a year for years.
"Green" tends to have 1 off big costs compared traditional energy sources which kill you with 1000 paper cuts.
Set a reasonable time horizon and cheap suddenly swaps places.
as you provide your own panels and cabling and batteries, you also must provide the maintenance, cleaning, upkeep, and replacement.
Well, my husband has a master's degree in electrical engineering, my BIL is a mechatroniker for a big production line, my son is studying informatics, and I am a logistician and informatician. Getting to install and maintain the equipment is one of the selling points. They already did my BIL's house, after all.
That's why there are so many electricified houses out here, in the country: we have lots of land, lots of roof, and lots of techies.
We're the people other people hire, for this stuff.
nice ^_^
A lot less maintenance in $ out of my pocket than my oil furnace over the course of a year.
Keep in mind it is possible to get some pretty amazing guarantees on solar equipment if you hire out.
no doubt. ^.^
it's just an astonishing number of people seem to think that renewables are "free" after the initial setup and don't consider the costs to keep the systems on top-performance.
it's difficult to gauge how aware everyone is on these topics, but #nostr has a smart bunch of users :3
Indeed. I'm a compulsive researcher. Took 2 years from "I wonder" to go live date on my system.
If you do it right you will be amazed how good it can work out for you long term. Of course if you get a lease from the door knocker guys you'll also be amazed how bad it can work out for you both short and long term.
that last part...
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