by Outcast_Searcher » Sat 24 Mar 2018, 14:02:26
At the risk of stating the obvious, finances are the whole ballgame. And looking at the current total costs and at the variance in the way utilites bahave toward solar system owners (recalling what Nevada did to solar system owners recently, including reneging on long term pricing contracts for customers selling excess power to Nevada Power -- with the government's blessing), clearly the result is a big question mark for a LOT of homeowners, with solar situations less favorable than, say, southern CA.
I, for example, have a total monthly power bill (including all taxes and fees) of something like $60. Waiting for solar system prices to drop, and to see more instances of local working installations, and being able to see how people are faring, being treated, if they have installer recommendations, etc. seems like a no-brainer to me. For me, it's like buying a car -- getting ripped off or having a lot of hassles is NOT on my agenda.
Oh, down the road when I can actually conveniently buy and confidently maintain and service a long range, desirable, BEV, then I'll have real personal motivation for solar, as I'd just love to charge it off of solar and have relatively clean, guilt-free driving on area country roads -- which I can't do with an ICE.
The way things seem to be going in my red state, that looks to happen by 2025 or so, if BEV makers plans/claims can be relied on, which, IMO remains to be seen (given where we are with the Bolt and the Model 3, thus far).
Given the track record of the perma-doomer blogs, I wouldn't bet a fast crash doomer's money on their predictions.