[Elecraft] OT: RF noise in solar photovoltaic system

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

> I figure it should save about $1000/year in electricity bills and
> they are quoting me $17.5 k for the system. That's a 5.7% return on
> investment, or 8.3% ROI after the federal tax credit.

Make sure they are quoting *everything.*  When I looked into solar a
few years ago, the quote specifically excluded building permit(s).
By the time the necessary PE reports, building permits, mortgage holder
sign-off, etc (regulatory crap) were added and the benefit of the
federal tax credit reduced because it is not a "refundable" credit,
the payback period was so long the ROI was not competitive with US
Government bonds!

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 7/18/2016 1:22 PM, Alan Bloom wrote:
> Thanks for the pointer.  I was already aware that their "0% down" lease
> arrangement is not a very good deal, so I am looking at buying the
> system outright.  I figure it should save about $1000/year in
> electricity bills and they are quoting me $17.5 k for the system. That's
> a 5.7% return on investment, or 8.3% ROI after the federal tax credit.
>
> http://energy.gov/savings/residential-renewable-energy-tax-credit
>
> Alan N1AL
>
>
> On 07/18/2016 05:54 AM, Wes Stewart wrote:
>> I would not be interested in working with Solar City.
>>
>> http://watchdog.org/191409/congress-probes-solarcity/
>>
>> On 7/18/2016 12:05 AM, Alan Bloom wrote:
>>> I am contemplating having a solar photovoltaic power system installed
>>> on my roof.
>>
>>> Solar City is not interested in working with me on this -
>>
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