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Thinking about buying solar panels (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by illumrial@lemmy.world to c/energy

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So I received an estimate for solar on my roof, which has a good southern slant.

The panels, if financed, would cost about $200/month and offset my $150/month energy bill. The loan would be for 20 years.

However, I might refinance my home and pay in cash. Is now a good time to make this investment?

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[–] cerement 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

no real ideas, sorry

if the water feature is really tiny, then the pump and panel taken out of one of those decorative countertop fountains – but that isn’t going to be able to power much more than a soothing trickle …

next stage up would probably be something like pool cover pumps and pool drain pumps – but don’t know if those would be any cheaper than proper pond pumps that are designed to be run unmaintained for long periods of time

[–] JacobCoffinWrites 1 points 1 year ago

No worries! If I figure out a good solution I'll post it here