I wouldn't be jumping with glee on my way to install or to invest in them!
https://saregionalsolar.com.au/2019/...-in-australia/
For a rather balanced view of pros and cons this is also worth a look.
https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/...lar-australia/
ACF 3118316
FIDE 3201457
https://aus2020.chesschamp.net/
From this day (13-11-20) onwards, I will only be posting, shouting and reading none other than chess related posts.
In Georgia where I live, an online estimate of rooftop solar installation in my house is $47,325, up-front incentives and rebates $12,305, net cost $35,021, Pay-back time (assuming cash purchase) 13 Years 11 Months. Not feasible for me, even though Total Cost of Utility Power Avoided over 25 years is $75,197.
“The history of the 20th century is full of examples of countries that set out to redistribute wealth and ended up redistributing poverty.”
“There’s no point blaming the tragedies of socialism on the flaws or corruption of particular leaders. Any system which allows some people to exercise unbridled power over others is an open invitation to abuse, whether that system is called slavery or socialism or something else.”—Thomas Sowell
“The history of the 20th century is full of examples of countries that set out to redistribute wealth and ended up redistributing poverty.”
“There’s no point blaming the tragedies of socialism on the flaws or corruption of particular leaders. Any system which allows some people to exercise unbridled power over others is an open invitation to abuse, whether that system is called slavery or socialism or something else.”—Thomas Sowell
He also seems to be ignoring ocean heat content (I've corrected the link), which is a problem:
The heat in the world’s oceans reached a new record level in 2019, showing “irrefutable and accelerating” heating of the planet. The world’s oceans are the clearest measure of the climate emergency because they absorb more than 90% of the heat trapped by the greenhouse gases emitted by fossil fuel burning, forest destruction and other human activities. The new analysis shows the past five years are the top five warmest years recorded in the ocean and the past 10 years are also the top 10 years on record. The amount of heat being added to the oceans is equivalent to every person on the planet running 100 microwave ovens all day and all night.
“The history of the 20th century is full of examples of countries that set out to redistribute wealth and ended up redistributing poverty.”
“There’s no point blaming the tragedies of socialism on the flaws or corruption of particular leaders. Any system which allows some people to exercise unbridled power over others is an open invitation to abuse, whether that system is called slavery or socialism or something else.”—Thomas Sowell
Very pricey. A 5 kW system here costs $4-8K (ignoring the el cheapo options), break-even after 4-5 years. Adding a battery is an option gaining popularity.
According to this site, they're only slightly more expensive in Georgia. I'm not sure where Capablanca-Fan gets his numbers from.
I would probably install solar panels for that. And well you should ignore the el cheapo options.
I did use a site that did the calculations even for my specific house (it had photos of the roof). The site above has no data for my county or city.
Edit: a quote came in, and I see the problem: this is for a 15.8 kW system. I might have overestimated current energy use. I doubt that I would need more than 5–6 kW.
Last edited by Capablanca-Fan; 15-01-2020 at 07:15 AM.
“The history of the 20th century is full of examples of countries that set out to redistribute wealth and ended up redistributing poverty.”
“There’s no point blaming the tragedies of socialism on the flaws or corruption of particular leaders. Any system which allows some people to exercise unbridled power over others is an open invitation to abuse, whether that system is called slavery or socialism or something else.”—Thomas Sowell
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