Very interesting post. I've always been curious about solar panels so it was nice learning about it from someone who has actually installed them. I see them more and more on people's roofs these days. I'm originally from Canada so I would have to look into it a lot more to see the cost of installation vs ROI. I'm sure that having long cloudy winters do not help the panels at all. But maybe there are government rebates in the country.
Anyway thanks for sharing. It was an interesting read.
If you currently live in Canada you should consider a good solar buy back plan. This means the utility provider will buy the extra electricity that you generate. Canadian summer days are very long. You will generate a lot of power during that time that you won’t consume. That will definitely offset a lot of your winter deficit.
Okay I see. Yeah that makes sense. I know at one point, a long time ago now it seems, the rebate from the government was crazy for installing solar power. They were paying people a lot of money to do it. It went way way down over the years though.
Yes, because both in Canada and Western Europe it is quite widespread now. In the US California tops the list because of their sunny days, especially in the south and also friendly policies by the federal and state governments. Neighborhood effect also played a role, as you saw in my case as well.
That makes sense. Ideally, I would love to have a small home on a decent property that was completely self sufficient. Maybe one day. Hopefully with more people using solar as well, the price for the initial installation will go down