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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
...Eventually, we will be putting a solar PV array on our roof, and will be heating with mini splits, and using a heat pump water heater, and maybe an induction stove (about 90% efficient, I think) and an electric clothes dryer. A solar PV array will likely pay for itself in about 10 years - without any of the incentives.
I want to totally leave fossil fuels behind, in say 4-5 years. And having an EV is the best first step.
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The only thing i regretted with my solar installation was only being able to fit 4.5kW worth of panels on my equator facing roof.
I installed a Flukso energy monitoring unit to gather detailed information on my household energy use and our solar production.
So far 2 years at 30% annualised return on investment.
We have already recouped the depreciated value of the set up, one more year and we will have recouped the entire outlay.
A side benefit is that because our gas and electricity are with the same company, any excess solar credit pays for our gas bills. So two years with no gas or electricity bills, very happy.
