Hi Jeff and all,
I got 25 years warranty on the panels, meaning that after 25years at least 80% of the power output will remain.
The weak point in the installation is the converter which has an life expectancy of 8-10 years. It is also cheap in the overall picture. Less than 5% of the cost of the total installation: 1200euros for a 5KW peak converter.
BR, -- //\arc
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Yanko Sent: vrijdag 2 oktober 2009 4:49 To: Pete Rowe; bruninga@usna.edu; amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Solar Power (I was wrong)
Hi Pete,
FB on friends and their systems. What will happen is since each state has its own PUC, Public Utility Commission, and laws there will be 50 different ways of handling how to reimburse, tax or otherwise garnish money from this process.
I've also been wondering. Since a basic grid-tie system can cost from $15,000 to $25,000, they only last so long. Twenty years, tops maybe? Do they really pay for themselves, even wth tax credits, when you have to replace them in say twenty years?