saraha Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Do you have solar power anything? We aren't really able to do like the big panels on our house thing right now, but I see advertisements for them all of the time, as well as ads for little solar things, like phone chargers and stuff. I have also heard of people who use outdoor solar lights inside. So I was just curious what other people are doing for solar power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Our only solar power is for outdoor lights, and we might have a charger hiding somewhere? Our entire house is electric, and there’s just no way to fully support that with solar in the winter. I’ve toyed with the idea of heating by wood, but our chimney placement isn’t exactly ideal for that. If it were, I’d love to consider otherwise-whole-house solar, but off-grid, which is a ton more expensive to store than being grid-tied. In the meantime, we contract our electricity supply through solar and wind companies; whichever one is offering the best rate at the time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saraha Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 We heat with a wood stove and have a fuel oil furnace for back up, or when we won't be home, but my cookstove is electric. I would like to put solar panels on our house, but the cost is prohibitive for us. So I am looking for other ways to incorporate solar. Do you bring your outdoor lights inside to use, or are they dedicated outside lights. What kind did you buy and are you happy with them? We have phones and lap tops that are constantly being charged since there are so many of us, so was wondering if there was a way to spread that out a little bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoeless Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 No solar here, unfortunately. I would love to have it, but it was cost prohibitive when we last checked into it. We are all electric power here and our power company is a co-op, so rates are generally low. It would have taken us 10 years to break even on the cost of solar installation 😕 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 We have 10kw on the roof but still connected to the grid. Power bills are crazy here so it helps. It may not fully pay itself off but means we worry less about running the air conditioner in summer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 (edited) we have solar hot water it is also connected to our kitchen slow combustion stove. so in winter the stove makes the hot water and in summer the sun does. so totally free hot water We also have solar panels that make electricity on the roof. we sell it back to the power grid. We get a cheque of around $1000 every year . We have had it for quite a few years now so it has paid for itself Edited January 11, 2021 by Melissa in Australia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saraha Posted January 10, 2021 Author Share Posted January 10, 2021 Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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