12-28-2014, 12:01 AM
There's a lot of info to digest with regard to solar panels and cost savings. Around here, the power companies have been given a mandate to generate 5% of their power from solar. ( or is it renewable in general? I forget ) In addition to putting panels on most utility poles, they are giving homeowners solar panels + installation for free and guaranteeing a lower price for electricity for many years. Sounds good, and it does give you some savings, but around here, gas is used for heating and cooking, so the electricity portion of our bills isn't all that huge, as we mostly have around 2200sq ft homes anyway. The house two doors down had to have the panels removed soon after installation as the roof started to leak. I've also seen some less than pretty installation jobs.