Cornflakes
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RA is offering solar upgrades through sunpower G. Any buyers chose the option? WHat are your thoughts? IS it too pricey buying it from the builder?
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LongIrvine said:If you are at home a lot while it is generating it makes more sense. Generating power during day when not at home relies on being able to sell into the grid at retail.
irvinebear said:Has anyone moved actually into an Ellwood house yet? I remember being promised October move-in, but they seem vacant (mostly because they're not near done).
akkord said:irvinebear said:Has anyone moved actually into an Ellwood house yet? I remember being promised October move-in, but they seem vacant (mostly because they're not near done).
Assume you bought in Ellwood since you were being promised a Oct move in? Were you at the meeting with the regional president of RAH where they addressed the issue in delays.
I've moved in, only one I think, since I've never seen my neighbor.
@Cornflakes - we never had the solar option being in phase 1, so I can't opine on pricing since I didn't do any research (our old place never needed solar). I can't see our new places needing solar unless you work from home and/or plan to run the AC all the time.
Cornflakes said:Thanks Akkord.
I saw my bills past year and I can definitely lower my energy costs by going part solar part SCE. They are offering 3kW system at ~13k before tax credits. It's much more expensive than $3.5/w As pointed on this board.
Saw on other website, they sell 7KW DIY kit for 10k. Add another 10k for installation and it still comes under $3/w. And, 7KW will eliminate your SCE bill altogether. I think that it is a good deal. It's just that I gotta have sufficient confidence in that DIY kit quality and being able to bring it all together.
Costco has a roadshow. I am gonna check out their pricing.
irvinehomeowner said:@gasmane:
To shortcut this, what company did you go with?
irvinehomeowner said:@gasmane:
To shortcut this, what company did you go with?
akkord said:@gasman what was your average monthly electric bill and how long would it take to break even in your situation. My average bill is $50-60 in non-summer months. Peaking a little over $110-120 in the summer.
Can't see myself using more even in a bigger place with LED recessed lighting, more efficient appliances and AC, and dual zone central air. My old place had 10+ year old appliances though we did replace our AC condenser and furnace recently since that was 15+ years old and started giving us issues.
Delays by RAH due to competition for sub contractors - they didn't get enough, the non-norm roofline on the craftman home (steeper roof) took longer than expected, they re-did the design structure for the rooftop decks - made them "better". Probably means either they were barely within code or somebody saw something suspect. To be fair - I would think everyone would rather have the delay and a better structure than to put it up quickly and provide a worse product to the buyer.
I can't complain about RAH they worked with me, helped us pay for some incurred fees for the delay and made it right for us. Hopefully others who have bought have a similar experience.
eyephone said:Just hope California doesn't change the net metering policy like Nevada.
http://insideclimatenews.org/news/14012016/nevada-solar-rates-net-metering-public-utilities
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