Platinum Contributing Member Blackstar Posted May 2, 2021 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted May 2, 2021 (edited) 10 hours ago, BOHICA said: I’m right around 8 years pay back... if I would have built a system that met my electric needs I would have shorten my pay back to 7 ish. But I over built with the intentions of adding an EV next year to eliminate $100 or 2 in fuel fillups ever month so my pay back is under 6. plus I’m immune to ever increasing energy costs at this point. As much as EV’s are getting promoted and mandated electricity is only get more and more expensive. You can’t have a year go by without a utility getting incremental increases in rates approved by the states utility commissions. With EV’s sucking on the grid it will just increase the price of everyone’s electricity. My initial investment was $30k. It had to be done through a licensed contractor. My contract with the local utility pays me $.38/kw for the next 20 years. It produces about $4000-4500 per year. I had the roof space on my shop and its a steel roof so no shingles to deal with. People who got in on the early contracts were getting $.62/kw on a $75k investment for a fixed system and $.68/kw on a rotator. A lot of the farmers got in on it. I have a customer who was building a new chicken barn at the time so he turned the barn to face southwest. He has 6 - 10k's on the roof. He says its his retirement plan. Edited May 2, 2021 by Blackstar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member BOHICA Posted May 2, 2021 Author Gold Member Share Posted May 2, 2021 7 minutes ago, Blackstar said: My initial investment was $30k. It had to be done through a licensed contractor. My contract with the local utility pays me $.38/kw for the next 20 years. It produces about $4000-4500 per year. I had the roof space on my shop and its a steel roof so no shingles to deal with. People who got in on the early contracts were getting $.62/kw on a $75k investment for a fixed system and $.68/kw on a rotator. A lot of the farmers got in on it. I have a customer who was building a new chicken barn at the time so he turned the barn to face southwest. He has 6 - 10k's on the roof. He says its his retirement plan. Dang that is a pretty good deal! No brainer if you got the roof space. Congrats! the contractor installed systems in my area are leased and just don’t make sense to me. Monthly payments, installer keeps the tax credits, and they get a lien on your home until you pay the system off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 On 4/27/2021 at 5:24 PM, BOHICA said: First day running with my Roof top solar. Still have a few hours of production today. Anybody else practice what they preach here? I’m not a climate activist and give 2 shit about the climate. I care about my money and love the fact a sunsubstantial sum will not be going to the government cause of this and I can avoid taxes on fuel and have free electricity sorry but I believe in science Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member BOHICA Posted June 29, 2021 Author Gold Member Share Posted June 29, 2021 (edited) About a day or so over a full 2 months of running. Got a heck of a sizable bank of electricity that I can use for free. Might have to see about switch over to a heat pump to use some electricity for heating in the colder months….. Less natural gas useage and cost would be nice. Got more electricity then I know what to do with. Edited June 29, 2021 by BOHICA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 Drove through IL this weekend and all the wind mills. Not a one moving on the way up and only a few moving on the way back. Relevance...beats me. But, I've got nothing else to add here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Rigid1 Posted June 29, 2021 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 29, 2021 3 minutes ago, Zambroski said: Drove through IL this weekend and all the wind mills. Not a one moving on the way up and only a few moving on the way back. Relevance...beats me. But, I've got nothing else to add here. Down the road from me in Cicero they just clear cut 100's of acres or forest, I was like oh great, building a giant apartment complex, nope, a solar farm.. Odd, I remember 20 years ago when I got into the saw chain industry and all the tree huggers we would have to deal with, now they are all cut those trees down and put up windmills and solar farms..I mean you just can't make this shit up!! They flip flop more than a small mouth bass of the deck of the SS P550.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 9 minutes ago, Rigid1 said: Down the road from me in Cicero they just clear cut 100's of acres or forest, I was like oh great, building a giant apartment complex, nope, a solar farm.. Odd, I remember 20 years ago when I got into the saw chain industry and all the tree huggers we would have to deal with, now they are all cut those trees down and put up windmills and solar farms..I mean you just can't make this shit up!! They flip flop more than a small mouth bass of the deck of the SS P550.. Then: Paper bags = bad. Plastic bags = good! Now: plastic bags = bad, Paper = good! Its almost as if their message (and their science) changes with their agenda. “Almost”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irv Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 36 minutes ago, Rigid1 said: Down the road from me in Cicero they just clear cut 100's of acres or forest, I was like oh great, building a giant apartment complex, nope, a solar farm.. Odd, I remember 20 years ago when I got into the saw chain industry and all the tree huggers we would have to deal with, now they are all cut those trees down and put up windmills and solar farms..I mean you just can't make this shit up!! They flip flop more than a small mouth bass of the deck of the SS P550.. I agree! The alarmists are OK with this. Cut down carbon absorbing trees that produce oxygen and help sustain warming, and provide shelter and a home to thousands of creatures but their OK with that. Never thought I'd see the day where so many have been so easily brainwashed. https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2018/01/02/huge-areas-of-forest-destroyed-to-make-way-for-7-wind-farms/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mag6240 Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 (edited) But but - those trees will grow back, they do that all on their own right?? Mother earth is tough enough to take care of herself.... wait - that's not their narrative. @BOHICA - nice job on the solar. My dad dabbled in that years ago, but it wasn't cost effective yet. Edited June 29, 2021 by Mag6240 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member BOHICA Posted October 14, 2021 Author Gold Member Share Posted October 14, 2021 Wild fire smoke took some production away starting in July. But have made 12.8 MWh of electricity since I fired up the last few days in April. If Rivian comes through all vehicles in my household will be all electric by mid next year and I can see if I need to add more solar as I have roof space. Our Tesla should arrive in December. I will have a total 3 internal combustion cylinders in my life at that point…. Still Sidewalk edger, Stihl blower and a Chinese 4500 watt inverter generator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 On 4/29/2021 at 9:26 AM, BOHICA said: Wonder how much CO2 reduction the Biden voters that post here and the pro Paris Climate accord idiots will have today. Past 2 days I provided to the USA a CO2 reduction equivalent to 6 mature trees annual CO2 sequestration. I ordered a battery powered chain saw. let me know when you catch up 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member BOHICA Posted October 14, 2021 Author Gold Member Share Posted October 14, 2021 3 minutes ago, ACE said: I ordered a battery powered chain saw. let me know when you catch up You will like them. If it’s a milwaukee…. Don’t have experience with other ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 5 minutes ago, BOHICA said: You will like them. If it’s a milwaukee…. Don’t have experience with other ones. Yeah so let me know when you catch up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member BOHICA Posted October 14, 2021 Author Gold Member Share Posted October 14, 2021 4 minutes ago, ACE said: Yeah so let me know when you catch up Chainsaw is baby steps. Everybody has to start somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 On 5/1/2021 at 11:10 AM, snoughnut said: Wrong again, just not a fan of people who toot their own horn. Whoa, you've been OUTED!!! You're a, JEALOUS CAT!! I'm not the only one that hates you. " OWNED " to the maximum max!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 On 5/1/2021 at 11:06 AM, Snake said: So it's the jealousy................................................ Yup, I think you got his number!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 On 5/1/2021 at 10:48 AM, snoughnut said: Poor Sneaky, you and Bohica should have a contest to see who can pat themselves on the back the hardest. Why are you so jealous of people??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 On 5/1/2021 at 10:48 AM, snoughnut said: Poor Sneaky, you and Bohica should have a contest to see who can pat themselves on the back the hardest. Wow JEALOUS CAT, you would go nuts if you saw what I made today! LMMFAO!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member BOHICA Posted October 16, 2021 Author Gold Member Share Posted October 16, 2021 Wow…. That was quick. Could potentially have it in less then a month we ith my delivery window. Can’t wait until I get my Rivian as next year to have a household free from having to pay like a slave bitch for any energy from large corporations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member BOHICA Posted October 29, 2021 Author Gold Member Share Posted October 29, 2021 Will add up to 30 miles of range per hour while plugged in in my garage…. Will be nice to fill up for free and always have a full vehicle to use every morning with out going out of the way to fill up with $4 a gallon liquid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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