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ProgressiveProfessor

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2. Not entirely accurate

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 09:49 PM

Nov 2012

but the guy is a solar systems seller...

The biggest factor in ROI is government incentives. They take many forms, so anyone going this route needs to fully understand what the bottom line cost is. With no help, it would be on the order 20 year, basically the service life of the system. With what I have seen in CA, it could be 5-7 years.

It does indeed move left as power rates rise.

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Payback Time for A Solar Panel System [View all] Quixote1818 Nov 2012 OP

Everyone talks about the payback...but what about AFTER the payback period is over? angstlessk Nov 2012 #1

It depends on how your procure your system cojoel Nov 2012 #3

Not entirely accurate ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #2

Solar is great - roi is coming down, govt helps out, about 50% cost in Ohio toby jo Nov 2012 #4