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Previous posts in this series: On Modeling the Economics of Residential Solar Solar power installer selected! Three solar power proposals A financial model for residential solar power We've been given a date of September 19 for the installation start! And we've had two small hitches... After an internal review, A&R Solar needed to adjust the roof … Continue reading Solar panel changes, installation in one week! →

Previous posts in this series: Solar power installer selected!Three solar power proposalsA financial model for residential solar power Max Kanter published, "Modeling the Economics of Residential Solar." (WordPress is acting wonky. If that link doesn't work, use this one: https://www.jmaxkanter.com/posts/solar-economics/ ) His analysis of photovoltaics is more rigorous than mine and is a super informative … Continue reading On Modeling the Economics of Residential Solar →

We selected A&R Solar to install our photovoltaic system and signed the contract. The broad elements of the system are: Thirty-one Panasonic EverVolt 410W panelsSolarEdgePower: 12.71 kWAnnual energy: 10,562 kWh in year 1Installation cost: $40,134...after Federal tax credit: $29,699Annual projected energy savings in year 1: $1,304 The runner-up was a proposal from Puget Sound Solar. … Continue reading Solar power installer selected! →

After years of thinking about it, I've decided to have solar panels installed on my house. I’m talking to three local solar power companies. In a future post, I'll share the winning bid’s numbers. For now, I’ll share why I think installing residential photovoltaics is a financial win. This carries a bucketload of Caveat Emptors! … Continue reading A financial model for residential solar power →