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Old 04-03-2021, 10:16 PM   #68 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard View Post
We have been driving EV's for 3 1/2 years, and we are now using a heat pump for most of heating our house, as well. We got a solar PV system installed yesterday, and it should soon be generating a large amount electricity, to offset our use. The system is Sunpower 327 watt panels (about 20% efficient), and it is warranted for 25 years. The system will pay for itself in just over 5 years, with all the incentives, and in less than 10 years without them..
Thank you for paying a small amount more for more efficient and US sourced solar panels. Your panels were likely made about 2 miles from my house here in Hillsboro, OR. Unfortunately, SunPower shut down the Hillsboro production facility last month and the building is being converted into a a 1 million sq ft server farm.

BTW, SunPower is a subsidiary of the French oil company Total
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