Hello From San Diego!

[wheaton4prez]

If you spend time and some effort at learning ways to conserve energy to the extent your lifestyle allows BEFORE your throw expensive PV at your use shotgun fashion with the idea that PV is a magic bullet (it ain't), any alternate energy schemes you subsequently employ will be less costly and easier to acquire, install and use.
The smart money reduces use before generating power to meet waste that could have been eliminated before PV.

Welcome to the neighborhood and the forum of few(er) illusions.

Thank you. It's good advice to reduce power use first. But, for that, I need to read up more about how to control wives and teenagers. I'm not sure if I will have enough time to master that before it becomes irrelevant.

[RichardCullip]

Welcome aboard. As another North San Diego member I hope you find a vendor that does quality work at a price you re comfortable with. As you know, SDG&E has very high electric rates and this makes a solar installation quite attractive. However do your homework so you can dial in a fit-for-purpose solar system size. Hopefully you can hit the goldilocks design - not too big, not too small.

[J.P.M.]

We are a high power-use family with lots of computers and A/C. And California power costs are through the roof. So, unfortunately, it's just not practical to not have solar.

If you spend time and some effort at learning ways to conserve energy to the extent your lifestyle allows BEFORE your throw expensive PV at your use shotgun fashion with the idea that PV is a magic bullet (it ain't), any alternate energy schemes you subsequently employ will be less costly and easier to acquire, install and use.
The smart money reduces use before generating power to meet waste that could have been eliminated before PV.

Welcome to the neighborhood and the forum of few(er) illusions.

[wheaton4prez]

We are a high power-use family with lots of computers and A/C. And California power costs are through the roof. So, unfortunately, it's just not practical to not have solar.

[SunEagle]

Hello wheaton4prez and welcome to Solar Panel Talk

I hope you are not hurt by the "need" to go solar and you take your time to first understand what it is all about and then get a good price.

[wheaton4prez]

Hello.

The state has twisted my arm enough. I'm crying "uncle" and looking for solar.

I hope to learn a little here and then also share my info with others if they need it to compare experiences in the area.