Getting solar at the house

[gnihcraes]

At this rate it will be next year before I can turn mine on. Still no Xcel meter.

that stinks. I figure if it takes that long, I'll be ready for the addition of the extra panels on mine.

[gnihcraes]

i got a $400 referral bonus! I don't even have solar on my house! Anyone else want solar?

I've signed the documents for my smaller 3.4kw system, hopefully we can get it installed and start the wait for Xcel to do their part.

I'll start working on the re-structure of my old section of the house and hopefully get the additional panels installed.

[sniper7]

I'm going to look into this for sure. If it looks like a good way to go for my place I'll hook one of you guys up with the referral.

Gnihcraes, tell your wife thanks for the spreadsheets very nicely done! Looks like it could be a substantial savings.

[tmleadr03]

i got a $400 referral bonus! I don't even have solar on my house! Anyone else want solar?

I've signed the documents for my smaller 3.4kw system, hopefully we can get it installed and start the wait for Xcel to do their part.

I'll start working on the re-structure of my old section of the house and hopefully get the additional panels installed.

You only get 400 for referrals? Huh.

[gnihcraes]

You only get 400 for referrals? Huh.

That was a promotion for July only I believe. It's now only 200 or 250 $. Then they immediately send a W9, so the government will take half.

Then my friend wants Lunch out of it, so I'm down to about $20.

[tmleadr03]

Still havent turned on my solar system. Waiting on Xcel. They are dragging their feet to get as much money from me as possible. On the bright side I am not paying REC for it yet. They won't bill me till I actually use it.

[gnihcraes]

Permits approved, waiting on internal financing or something with solar city. Hope to get install started soon so I can start my Xcel wait.

[Gman]

http://www.wnyc.org/npr_articles/201...ar-incentives/

The General Electric company has announced plans to scrap a $300 million solar panel factory in Aurora, Colorado. The facility would have been the largest of its kind in the country.GE had earlier suspended work on the project, amid falling prices and a rising inventory of solar panels.

Hadn't heard that, but found it looking for an article I read a few days ago about utility companies pushing back on residential solar. The bottom line was that the residential solar customers were paying for very little utility power, but had a reliance on the utility providing service while the costs of maintaining the infrastructure were being pushed off to other customers. I'll see if I can find it.

ETA: Found it - http://www.pressherald.com/news/verm...013-08-19.html

I wonder how long before new fees will be assessed to residential solar customers to make up the difference. It's likely one of those unintended consequences. Drive a Prius and save on fuel, only to have the government looking to find other ways to make you pay for roads since gas taxes are often used for highway maintenance.

[gnihcraes]

So what will they do when many of the large government facilities are using solar? Example is the Denver Federal Center over here in Lakewood.

They have a couple large solar farms there.

[Brian]

So what will they do when many of the large government facilities are using solar? Example is the Denver Federal Center over here in Lakewood.
They have a couple large solar farms there.

That's different. We can just raise taxes to pay for those.