6Kw going in soon in Aliso Viejo

[silversaver]

My net cost for 7.1kW Bosch is less than $14k. It covers my home 100% + 2 EVs. I'm in my 10th month of net metering. My bill? I'm having problem use up my credits lol

ROI? If you included the 2 EVs at average of 12k and 15k miles each per year. It is way too soon....

[gvl]

Then there is the grid access fee for solar customers they might be able to push through, numbers as high as $10 per solar kW eventually have been tossed around. Based on what we know so far you can't just use your 2015 data to project payback with any kind of certainty.

[sensij]

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Well, here I am in month 11 of my 12 month relevancy period. I have produced ( or consumed) a credit each and every month, but this one.

A full 11 months of nearly 24x7 air conditioned bliss, for $80, as of today. I'll take that.

I might pull a $20 or so credit this month, which will leave me owing SCE $60 for the year... instead of having to have paid them around $3200 for the year.

My $15k investment divided by $3k in savings = a 5 year payback, with 20+ years of production remaining.

I love solar...

Keep in mind that as a high consumer, as rate reform progresses your electricity bill might actually have fallen even without solar. Glad you are happy with it though, and even if the payback is somewhat longer than you are estimating, it still looks like you'll come out way ahead.

If you get a moment, you might want to contact your installer and suggest they set up a free Solarreviews.com page (I noticed they aren't listed). With the new installer-sharing policy, a direct link to that page can be posted in the forum, making it easier for others to find and work with them (instead of relying on PM's). Assuming you aren't here to fish for referrals, of course.

[solar pete]

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Well, here I am in month 11 of my 12 month relevancy period. I have produced ( or consumed) a credit each and every month, but this one.

A full 11 months of nearly 24x7 air conditioned bliss, for $80, as of today. I'll take that.

I might pull a $20 or so credit this month, which will leave me owing SCE $60 for the year... instead of having to have paid them around $3200 for the year.

My $15k investment divided by $3k in savings = a 5 year payback, with 20+ years of production remaining.

I love solar...

me to .........go solar,................ thanks Alisobob this is a great thread man. Cheers

[Alisobob]

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Well, here I am in month 11 of my 12 month relevancy period. I have produced ( or consumed) a credit each and every month, but this one.

A full 11 months of nearly 24x7 air conditioned bliss, for $80, as of today. I'll take that.

I might pull a $20 or so credit this month, which will leave me owing SCE $60 for the year... instead of having to have paid them around $3200 for the year.

My $15k investment divided by $3k in savings = a 5 year payback, with 20+ years of production remaining.

I love solar...

[Alisobob]

No worries..... we're all here to help.

[propman07]

Enphase made the micro inverters... they also supplied the monitoring system. Its called "Enlighten". It works very well...

I've had solar for 11 months.. I could not be more happy with its value, reliability, and invisibility.

Thanks for the info....system looks really nice. Good job, and thanks for sharing all of your helpful information.

[Alisobob]

Enphase made the micro inverters... they also supplied the monitoring system. Its called "Enlighten". It works very well...

I've had solar for 11 months.. I could not be more happy with its value, reliability, and invisibility.

[propman07]

Alisobob

Dang....that is a nice installation.

I noticed a few screenshots from some sort of solar production website. Did that come with your system, and if so, what's it called?

[newe70]

Depends on installer / AND owner's input.

The EV conduit run from one side to another hidden behind rain gutters. Things can be done with addition supervision/$$$$.

Wow...this is a really clean installation.

[newe70]

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These are about as clean as you can get with interior, and exterior string inverter installs. Come to your own decisions as far as esthetics are concerned.

Thats the only point I was making...

I signed a purchase agreement with the SolarEdge optimizer, but really leaning toward the M250 now. I really like a clean and esthetic of a finally installation.

[Alisobob]

Thanks for all the info in this topic

Hope you found something useful...

[jdlt11]

Thanks for all the info in this topic

[silversaver]

Hard to run without negative credit.....



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[Alisobob]

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Aug always brings a BIG bill from SCE... and this year was no different.

Its $150 , AFTER counting all the power I generated this month.

The good news? In past years, this has been a $450+ dollar hit. So solar knocked off $300.

The better news? I still have enough credits to cover it all.... with more remaining... and I left the thermostat at 72 degrees, 24x7, all month.

Cooler Fall weather is coming, the kids are back in school, the house is quiet, and my solar did its job, perfectly.

Thanks Sun..... and lets get back to months like this.

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