Getting solar at the house

[gnihcraes]

No batteries or storage of energy with these systems. If power is out so is the solar systems ac input.

[Gman]

No batteries or storage of energy with these systems. If power is out so is the solar systems ac input.

SolarCity's new battery system can help you keep the lights on and fridge cold in a power outage or natural disaster while potentially saving you even more on your monthly utility bills.Our battery systems are currently offered in selected California markets. We hope to offer the service nationwide by the end of the year.

Acid/Lead batteries don't live forever. Matter of fact, no battery technology lasts forever. There are mitigation and maintenance costs involved with batteries. If you're doing the math on how much money solar is saving you, don't forget to factor that in.

[Grant H.]

Acid/Lead batteries don't live forever. Matter of fact, no battery technology lasts forever. There are mitigation and maintenance costs involved with batteries. If you're doing the math on how much money solar is saving you, don't forget to factor that in.

I'm not.

Solar is not a "quick ROI" game.

Nor is it a massive ROI game, usually, unless you have overkill on solar panels and a grid tie. The guy I bought my panels from has 32Kw of panels installed on his house, and grid ties back to the power company. He will have his paid off very quickly.

The Tesla battery packs intrigue me. I called one of the guys I have worked for who is good friends with Elon Musk, and asked what he knows about them. He is into tech stuff as well and is apparently supposed to be getting a couple of them for his house. He is going to check and see what can be done to get some more. So who knows...