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LIVE WORDPRESS INDEXI’ve been in and around residential electrical work for 20 years, and the short version is this: Tesla, Sunrun, and Renew Home are trying to…
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I tell homeowners this all the time: a 2,000 sq ft house does not give me a battery size by itself, because I size backup…
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I’ve looked at a lot of battery quotes over the years, and my honest answer is this: a home battery can reduce your monthly electric…
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I have sized enough backup systems to tell you this without hedging: a fridge is usually an easy yes on solar battery backup, but air…
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I have found that most home battery backups last long enough to be useful, but not long enough to justify sloppy math. In the real…
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I’ve looked at a lot of solar proposals, and my blunt take is that a solar lease only makes financial sense when you need a…
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I’ve looked at solar quotes in both states, and the short answer is this: solar usually costs more in California than in Texas because labor,…
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I use a solar calculator by zip code as a rough screening tool, not a buying decision, and I would not trust one by itself…
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I’ve looked at enough solar homes, service panels, and resale listings to tell you this upfront: yes, homes with solar panels often sell for more…
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I’ve yet to see solar panels magically erase every electric bill for every house, and if an installer tells you that up front, I’d slow…
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I’ve found that most houses cannot run on solar power alone for very long unless they also have enough battery storage, because panels only make…
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I’ve found the main downside of solar energy is simple: the upfront cost hits long before the savings do, and that gap is where a…
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