Roof Top Solar Panels

Dusty

As to the sell back of power, now the large scale production companies charge the end user with Lease on the grid attachment gear, Line Rental time fees when producing Back into the grid and other associated service charges to recover expenses for the lines and other associated gear the end user does not purchase.  Neighbors with S Cells are either tearing them out or using for other purposes as expense get stupid.  One is less than 12 years in service, they can no longer get 50% of design delivery out and are being told DO NOT place them in the trash, Licensed Special Waste disposal fees apply.  Installer LONG out of business here, seems is as bad as the flighty Roofers that show up after a hail storm only to vanish with no recompense as to shoddy materials or work.

LMAO !!! That was something I didn't even point out  . I don't car what has been said earlier, it's STUPID to install panels on a roof that has any age at all (residential) on it as far as re-roofing $$$ in the future  . From what I understand, the cost of a "panel" better be pretty cheap if it doesn't last more than several years .

here's a thought...

if 'they' want to go antiFF, aka Solar/wind...fine..

however NO FF backup !

Only 'green' energy sources allowed, 'they' cannot use, even in an emergency, ANY fossil fuel resources(oil, gas,etc).

so any bets on how long sunny California would be in the dark ??

All the rich like Shameless and Joe  ( pensions from gov or big corp ) and thrifty too, have solar panels (with all the hillsides many are not on the roof). I have never had the cash to "invest" but with the kooks running the  asylum here demanding green energy it will pay off in the end. They will make us tax payers buy some pie in the sky for some "disadvantage" group as current electric price is a lot higher than average across the USA already. It would be possible to keep a freezer or 3 cold and pump water up the hill so it could run the "flusher" all night, and not be all the way back to the stone age. But until the next big new improvement in panels will never power the whole state even in the day time. Which just makes the gas fired back up even less efficient cause you don't heat the water for steam in a few minutes to fill in for a cloud blowing across the sun for a hour.  You need to keep the water hot so another government idea that suck ( brought to you by Dems cause they stole the vote here the last 30 years).

The project DMiller talked of is just a test run to find storage for solar power. With the ding bats in charge (Dems and left for those without good judgement of people) we don't start small ( it's only tax payers money). Hopefully something of value is learned from the project.

Many of the on roof solar systems here are approaching 20 years already. The only solar panels I hear of being replaced are because new put out more juice per square foot. So I would like a solar system but not on my house roof. Like Mikez use it for a shed, but nobody has ever told me if that is practical. But I keep asking. 

I forgot to say it be the law here a new house or remodel you got to put solar in. Thank you again government dictators.