tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post1372095333096630801..comments2024-02-29T00:07:19.080-08:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Solar panel quoteUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-12400682608351188752012-02-27T18:27:05.407-08:002012-02-27T18:27:05.407-08:00I had some solar panel installed in our home last ...I had some solar panel installed in our home last year and It definitely reduced our electric consumption. Thanks.<br /><a href="http://aspirationsolar.com/why-pv-solar-panels/" rel="nofollow">solar panels norfolk</a>Timmy.Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293553391999911524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-905090490509338472012-01-05T01:06:41.167-08:002012-01-05T01:06:41.167-08:00Hi there, I want to get rid of the electricity bil...Hi there, I want to get rid of the electricity bills and also I think that we should have some alternative step for the consumption of electricity. So i am thinking to install solar panels at my home and office. I want some solar panels Florida services. Please suggest me something.<br /><br />___________________<br /><a href="http://www.getsolar4less.com/" rel="nofollow">solar panels oregon</a>Ivanturpinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564935179573966415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-50976968937646312032011-04-19T03:19:15.858-07:002011-04-19T03:19:15.858-07:00Um, dumb question here, but what's the cost if...Um, dumb question here, but what's the cost if you install yourself?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-48383633611566766132011-04-01T19:45:45.082-07:002011-04-01T19:45:45.082-07:00"Concentrated photovoltaics (CPV) is one of t..."Concentrated photovoltaics (CPV) is one of the newest forms of solar energy technology on the market today."<br /><br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentrated_photovoltaics<br /><br />Maybe once we get the old-timers who think they know everything out of the way.CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11845848547855120133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-91229505890680696982011-04-01T15:04:23.505-07:002011-04-01T15:04:23.505-07:00CJ -"Solar energy is diffuse, anything that c...CJ -"Solar energy is diffuse, anything that can concentrate it for less than the cost of another solar panel is money in the bank."<br /><br />yup, which is why ALL those solar panels out there are equipped with reflectors! Absolutely!Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-34080432225874345922011-03-31T19:35:01.162-07:002011-03-31T19:35:01.162-07:00Greenpa, no disrespect but I think you need to dou...Greenpa, no disrespect but I think you need to double check your logic. Your "hint" makes no sense at all. If the path of the sun were an issue for mirrors, wouldn't it also be for a fixed solar panel? The angle of reflection from parabolic mirrors would account for the "wobble" of the earth's orbit and angle of tilt.<br /><br />Solar energy is diffuse, anything that CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11845848547855120133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-54064018277846532922011-03-30T08:22:25.099-07:002011-03-30T08:22:25.099-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11845848547855120133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-90991581835967525972011-03-30T07:53:06.701-07:002011-03-30T07:53:06.701-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11845848547855120133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-29412121785444072192011-03-30T07:21:51.407-07:002011-03-30T07:21:51.407-07:00just very briefly - gotta go do stuff before our s...just very briefly - gotta go do stuff before our still frozen ground gets slick on top from sun- <br /><br />As a person who has lived off grid; photovoltaic; for 30 some years; I was pretty astonished at the depth of misunderstanding and plain ignorance here in these comments.<br /><br />Sorry; but some of them are just jawdropping.<br /><br />Boy, do you guys need to do your homework; a ton Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-15655266682000632302011-03-29T17:08:07.669-07:002011-03-29T17:08:07.669-07:00We dropped about $11,000 (after incentives) on our...We dropped about $11,000 (after incentives) on our 2.3kW system and we've collected over 3,100kWh in the last 15 months here in Oregon. In fact, it's pouring rain today and we've still managed to gather almost 3kWh. <br /><br />The one harsh lesson we learned was that the credits are non-refundable. Wouldn't it be nice if that were in bold print somewhere and the sales folks made Mrs Mallardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02855188246728976725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-91849820546957772892011-03-29T16:39:23.035-07:002011-03-29T16:39:23.035-07:00Leta,
What was I incorrect on, that we do not want...Leta,<br />What was I incorrect on, that we do not want to encourage more debt or that most people will not be able to afford this? I think solar is a great idea and technology, but it is too expensive w/o financing and I guess I feel it is not a wise move, but YMMV of course.CoCargoRiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08660935913938910138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-47645856873839344732011-03-29T14:29:06.840-07:002011-03-29T14:29:06.840-07:00Homesteader, with respect, you are incorrect. Whe...Homesteader, with respect, you are incorrect. Where I live, electricity costs 20 cents per kWh. So if I spend $18K on a solar roof (my most recent quote), after incentives I will basically get a free standing seam metal roof, and the solar portion will pay for itself in less than ten years, and that's BEFORE net metering has the electric company pay me, so, really, it's closer to 5 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-46824869793395290302011-03-29T13:20:42.492-07:002011-03-29T13:20:42.492-07:00This is why solar is not viable. In the economy of...This is why solar is not viable. In the economy of the future i.e. no money, etc. very few folks are going to be able to afford this, not mention do we want to be encouraging taking on more debt and I doubt there are many folks with 15K+ spare cash lying around.CoCargoRiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08660935913938910138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-68267718120000218852011-03-29T12:28:33.782-07:002011-03-29T12:28:33.782-07:00Hey, Crunch-
I was going to ask the same question...Hey, Crunch-<br /><br />I was going to ask the same question as Leta - 11,000kwh/year is a lot of electricity. (Average, for a US household, but still a lot.) I've seen a lot of recommendations that you should first try to reduce your electricity usage to 3kwh/day before installing solar panels. We've not managed to do quite that well (all our appliances are electric, no option for gas) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-11924301043280318932011-03-29T11:50:35.805-07:002011-03-29T11:50:35.805-07:00Puget Sound SolarPuget Sound SolarCrunchy Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612320939936593420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-66375155653034271122011-03-29T11:44:44.630-07:002011-03-29T11:44:44.630-07:00whom did you use for your quotes?whom did you use for your quotes?Robj98168https://www.blogger.com/profile/12449968557883132353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-67098910854190042862011-03-29T10:42:39.155-07:002011-03-29T10:42:39.155-07:00I would also find out the functional life of the s...I would also find out the functional life of the solar panels. Its been a while since I looked into it but some solar panels have a 10-15 year life span.Jenettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12839122452372826100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-76437819140618500682011-03-29T10:26:53.114-07:002011-03-29T10:26:53.114-07:00Leta - Good question. I honestly don't know an...Leta - Good question. I honestly don't know and that's something we are looking at. All of our appliances are electric so that plays a huge part of it. We don't have A/C. It's not really been something we think about too much because electricity is dirt cheap in our area. <br /><br />But our water heater, oil heater, washer/dryer (when we use it), fridge, chest freezer and oven/Crunchy Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612320939936593420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-65934936436001461162011-03-29T10:00:42.775-07:002011-03-29T10:00:42.775-07:00As someone who has been investigating solar panels...As someone who has been investigating solar panels seriously, THANK YOU SO MUCH for this post. Awesome, understandable. Good job!<br /><br />Also, this is not a value judgment at all, but a sincere question, why are you guys using so much electricity? Do you have an electric heat pump or something? (I can't see you using tons of AC in Seattle.)<br /><br />We are a family of 5 and we use Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-5704213530676473522011-03-29T09:19:07.892-07:002011-03-29T09:19:07.892-07:00Thanks so much for the breakdown. We're consi...Thanks so much for the breakdown. We're considering going solar in the next two years. With the price (both environmentally and fiscally) of electricity and not having a lot of confidence that present availability will be possible in the future it just seems to make the most sense.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01889118790999321961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-21698053436506463242011-03-29T09:07:12.900-07:002011-03-29T09:07:12.900-07:00I'm a new reader, have little PV experience, a...I'm a new reader, have little PV experience, and I'm from the East Coast - so forgive me if I misspeak. <br /><br />But here is what common sense tells me. <br /><br />A) Since the output of a solar panel is based mostly on the amount of surface area exposed to the sun, it would seem to me that buying a smaller system (less panels) and adding lower cost reflective mirrors would increase CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11845848547855120133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-2340141081656872982011-03-29T07:34:27.751-07:002011-03-29T07:34:27.751-07:00Robyn - 99% solar access means that we have nothin...Robyn - 99% solar access means that we have nothing blocking our roof - no tall building, trees, etc. It just means that, when the sun is in the sky, there's nothing preventing it from falling on our roof besides the angle and thick cloud cover.<br /><br />They take into consideration the less hours of daylight during the winter, but it's balanced out by the enormous gain during the Crunchy Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612320939936593420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-69077804920079699652011-03-29T07:19:42.130-07:002011-03-29T07:19:42.130-07:00I get stuck right at the beginning. 99% solar acc...I get stuck right at the beginning. 99% solar access? What does this even mean? I lived in Seattle for two years, and if 99% solar access means anything like what it really ought to mean, then there is *no* *way* that will happen in Seattle. Most systems punk out pretty badly in the face of cloud cover. We've got some folks coming for our Earth Day celebration this year who want to do aRobyn M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08885081377174592304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-40245136223633487672011-03-29T06:58:05.183-07:002011-03-29T06:58:05.183-07:00I'm betting that costs will come down even mor...I'm betting that costs will come down even more in the next few years.Dr. Monkey Von Monkersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14370062692837972451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-91612000537447180652011-03-29T04:51:11.095-07:002011-03-29T04:51:11.095-07:00I've always enjoyed crossed eyes. Seriously, f...I've always enjoyed crossed eyes. Seriously, for the benefit of those of us trying to understand the ramifications of net metering and the cost of installed PV, would you consider making available the unedited quotes? Thanks!Lee Bordenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08578751015075358633noreply@blogger.com