I have been sort of thinking about the potential of installing some solar panels on my house. The design of my roofline is sort of off in that it has a double peak. This would allow me to have the installation be effective but not show to the street.
The design woudl even allow me to have two sets of cells one to take advantage of moring and afternoon direct sunlight.
Anyhow just wondered if anyone here was using solar. I figure it's probably got a pretty long term payoff point, however with the liklihood of conventional energy prices continuing to rise the breakeven might be getting sooner.
Plus I know for the photo cells City fo Austin gives a pretty sizable rebate. I looked at buying a house a few years ago that had solar water heating and looking at the guys gas bills, his were FAR lower than the other homes of comparable square footage. He raved about the system but the collection tank in the garage was pretty massive.
Anyhow anyone have any experience in this area?
The design woudl even allow me to have two sets of cells one to take advantage of moring and afternoon direct sunlight.
Anyhow just wondered if anyone here was using solar. I figure it's probably got a pretty long term payoff point, however with the liklihood of conventional energy prices continuing to rise the breakeven might be getting sooner.
Plus I know for the photo cells City fo Austin gives a pretty sizable rebate. I looked at buying a house a few years ago that had solar water heating and looking at the guys gas bills, his were FAR lower than the other homes of comparable square footage. He raved about the system but the collection tank in the garage was pretty massive.
Anyhow anyone have any experience in this area?
