Well, it's installed! Our solar panel project started with significant thinning of the trees around the house this autumn. This has increased airflow around the house (which will be great for the garden this summer, but has been pretty interesting with the winter weather!), and has opened up our southern exposure to a lot of sunlight. This will not only be good for the garden, but has allowed us to explore solar power.We got an estimate from Altenergy in time for the end of the fiscal year (Huzzah tax incentives), and over the last few weeks, the guys have been installing the panels. The final adjustments have been made, all we're waiting on now is inspection and trial!
Based on the estimate and projections from last year, we should cover around 70% of our electricity use. If we generate more than we use, we even get to sell back to Allegheny Power!
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