Hello from Maryland newbie here

[dw3850]

Hi all, I have been searching for solar solutions to my $1000 electric bill for a 1200sq ft home. I'm new to solar and wind systems and honestly don't know if I can do this on my own. Looking forward to any and all suggestions. Oh I am in southern Maryland by the way.

[bonaire]

Good sticky to start with:

http://www.solarpaneltalk.com/showthread.php?593-Energy-Conservation-The-First-Step-Towards-Solar

[Naptown]

Welcome
Lots of good information here.
However start with conservation it will pay off better in the long and short run.

[Sunking]

Hi all, I have been searching for solar solutions to my $1000 electric bill for a 1200sq ft home.

Well if you mean $1000/month start by burning your house down and move. No way a 1200/ft2 home can use that much electricity. And if you did no way you could afford solar, the system would cost more than your house is worth.

[SunEagle]

Well if you mean $1000/month start by burning your house down and move. No way a 1200/ft2 home can use that much electricity. And if you did no way you could afford solar, the system would cost more than your house is worth.

Maybe he has a grow house. Those lamps draw lots of electrons.

[Sunking]

Maybe he has a grow house. Those lamps draw lots of electrons.

I was thinking a Green House growing whacky tobacky.

[SunEagle]

I was thinking a Green House growing whacky tobacky.

So was I but I was also trying to be politically correct with my verbiage.

[Sunking]

So was I but I was also trying to be politically correct with my verbiage.

I have no use for PC.It is a form of censorship and makes liars out of people. If you are an idiot, you deserve to be called an idiot.

[SunEagle]

I have no use for PC.It is a form of censorship and makes liars out of people. If you are an idiot, you deserve to be called an idiot.

LOL. Point taken.

[Sunking]

I hope the OP meant $1000/year as that would be realistic.

[Naptown]

her Utility is SMECCO at about $.11 per KWH
that is a lot of electricity per month at that rate.

[Sunking]

her Utility is SMECCO at about $.11 per KWH
that is a lot of electricity per month at that rate.

Yeah like 9100 Kwh, that is about 10 to 12 times more than a average house that size uses. My home is more than twice that size and my peak usage is in summer here in TX and I rarely go over 1400 Kwh/month.