Long story short.
I started looking into PV system, on the grid, with net metering for our house in East Lansing.
There was one company that turned out to be very pushy for me to sign the contract even before we got into any details. It had a very opposite effect... as you might imagine.
The offered over 16k for 3kW system on East side... I said - no way east side.
Anyway, when I started digging - it does not seem to be so complicated. I already started going through some regulations, talked to the township, asked fire chief, and so on.
However, what I cannot find is - how actually it is going to work?
I mean, there are some maps and calculators. I am not sure how optimistic they are.
Therefore, I am calling out all MI owners who have panels on their properties to say how much energy actually they get.
My calculations suggest I could offset at near 90% my average 500 kW/month usage by installing 4 kW system assuming 4 hr average full day light (in a year).
I am anticipating expansion of the system to 6 kW due to plans of getting EV, such as 500e of eGolf in near future. That means, if the PV system works as intended.
So, anyone, please advise me.
I would really appreciate all DIY, small companies, and anyone who would be interested in helping me finish the project to contact me as well.
I am sorry, I am not looking at large companies that double the system cost. DIY 6 kW is at about $10k... so here you have it - 3 kW $16k installed. No way.
I am anticipating return within 5 years. Doable?
I started looking into PV system, on the grid, with net metering for our house in East Lansing.
There was one company that turned out to be very pushy for me to sign the contract even before we got into any details. It had a very opposite effect... as you might imagine.
The offered over 16k for 3kW system on East side... I said - no way east side.
Anyway, when I started digging - it does not seem to be so complicated. I already started going through some regulations, talked to the township, asked fire chief, and so on.
However, what I cannot find is - how actually it is going to work?
I mean, there are some maps and calculators. I am not sure how optimistic they are.
Therefore, I am calling out all MI owners who have panels on their properties to say how much energy actually they get.
My calculations suggest I could offset at near 90% my average 500 kW/month usage by installing 4 kW system assuming 4 hr average full day light (in a year).
I am anticipating expansion of the system to 6 kW due to plans of getting EV, such as 500e of eGolf in near future. That means, if the PV system works as intended.
So, anyone, please advise me.
I would really appreciate all DIY, small companies, and anyone who would be interested in helping me finish the project to contact me as well.
I am sorry, I am not looking at large companies that double the system cost. DIY 6 kW is at about $10k... so here you have it - 3 kW $16k installed. No way.
I am anticipating return within 5 years. Doable?
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