does solar power actually help lower your electricity bill over time?
by admin on Monday, April 18th, 2011 | 5 Comments
also what is cheaper and better for earth, gas or electricity for heating water? and how much would it cost to have solar power for a 6000 sq ft home, not counting heating water, just lights, electronics and AC. also what do you think is better, money wise, over time to buy solar panels or to by a hybrid car?
After you pay off the ridiculous start up cost to buy the equipment, it does. But for a 6k sq ft home, you’d be looking at a 150k ish to fully power your home. Think about how many electric bills that would pay, over how many years. Save your money for now, eventually solar will be worth it. But it just isn’t there yet.
Dear ma,
Thank you, am also fine like you then dear i also appreciate your nice thinking & for better buy a solar panels.
Gas is more economical for heating water, but it comes from the ground. However, most electricity also comes from burning coal or oil, and the efficiency is lower if you burn oil to make electricity to heat your water versus directly burning gas.
solar power will of course immediately lower your electric bill, but you have to factor in the initial cost, which will be above US$ 50000. Total cost depends on a lot of factors:
location, how much sun you get over the year
how much power you need
grid tie versus battery storage
How long will it operate when there is a long period without sun.
Grid tie allows you to sell excess power to the power company and buy from then when the sun is out. Battery storage means you have to depend on batteries for power when the sun is out. And that could be 3-4 days. That means a large number of expensive batteries and a much larger array.
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I have already recovered the cost of the solar water heater by the amount saved.
Solar power helps a lot in cutting electricity bill. We have solar heater at our home and it has significantly reduce this cost. Once setup, solar systems can provide a business/home with free electricity. You save money straight away on bills and in some states business are paid for any excess energy they generate and feed into the national grid.
You can learn more from the given site. Good Luck!