Going Solar with SunRay solar

[glennsteely]

Originally Posted by andrea.wiltfong

wow there is a lot of information to absorb without a glass of wine :-)

i will say just a year or so ago we were stationed on fort dix, nj and a ton of the base housing had solar panels on them. Not all but a lot of them. Everywhere you go in central to south jersey you see them, farms etc....

So they surely must save money if the military is spending a lot to install on base housing :-) cause gov't doesn't ever waste money lol

you are correct, they are all over new jersey. Even the street lamps have a panel attached to the pole, and a small battery, and thats it, i dont know if they pump the excess back into the grid or not, makes sense to do it that way, i just dont know if they do or not, ill post a picture tomorrow of our street lamps.....

[pjard]

This thread has gone quiet but I am thinking of making the investment with Sun Ray. Den65, any update on the system for us? How much do you get in RECs? That's still the confusing part to me.

[CaptT820]

Solar is a great idea, where there is sun. New Hampshire averages 2519 hours of sun a year or about 54% of the time, which isn't bad. Arizona on the other hand averages 3806 hours a year, or about 85% of the time. NH is tied for 8th least sunny hours in the US. A better long term addition for energy savings that has few moving parts and little if not any depreciation is heat pumps. They heat, they cool very efficiently and the maintenance is very minimal. Solar is a good idea in the right geographic location.

[pjard]

Originally Posted by CaptT820

Solar is a great idea, where there is sun. New Hampshire averages 2519 hours of sun a year or about 54% of the time, which isn't bad. Arizona on the other hand averages 3806 hours a year, or about 85% of the time. NH is tied for 8th least sunny hours in the US. A better long term addition for energy savings that has few moving parts and little if not any depreciation is heat pumps. They heat, they cool very efficiently and the maintenance is very minimal. Solar is a good idea in the right geographic location.

Already have relatively new heat pumps. My house has lots of roof space heading due south....it's a pretty good home for solar. Still would love to speak/chat/email with someone who has a system.