Considering getting solar panels for my house this year before the rebate drops next year. Looking at purchasing rather than lease but have not ruled out the lease just yet. I have a newer home that is prewired for solar. Home is approx 2k sq/ft with energy bills averaging $165 during the summer and $65 during the winter (heat is natural gas). I do own a tesla but we have free super charging for 2 years otherwise electic bill would be around $65 more per month. PG&E has a metered system so the excess solar is sold back to the grid and credits my account.
I’m considering Tesla energy for solar panels since they seem to be the cheapest. Who here has got it and what has been your experience? Does it live up to the kWh selling point they advertise for California? What did you do to calculate if its worth the investment? Did you also get the power wall?
Tc: 475k 16 yoe.
edit: here is the costs of the solar panels. Price does not inclue 30% tax credit.
small: 14-19 kWh per day. $10,773 or $65/mo lease. (currently favoring this system as it would make my power bill $0 for the year)
med: 29-39 kWh per day. $21,546 or $130/mo lease.
large: 43-59 kWh per day. $32,319 or $195/mo lease.
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Caveat...deciding factor was the Tesla system requires a powerwall now. Would be convenient with the future power outages we will likely see. But not at this price.
My electricity bill is 190 in summer and 260 in winter, also have an EV.
I still don’t think the high cost of solar justifies any savings even with these bills
Since the cost of solar is dropping every year, I’m thinking of waiting 2 years when I actually have to pay to charge my Tesla. I might have two Tesla’s by then. The cost then might be cheap enough to offset the tax credits today.
Currently the break even point is like a decade or more depending on the size of the system. But I would recoup some of this cost in the value added to the home (for purchases only).