kittytittymeowmeow t1_iyep3m9 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 9:00 PM

Reply to comment by LostSoul5 in With the cost of electricity going up more people are talking about solar so I thought I'd post about its effect on real estate by CTRealtorCarl

This is also a super informative post

I think most residents would love to buy outright but few can throw away 30k in a day.

I wish the state could have a nonprofit solar company to increase solar access and utilization. Maybe using extra electricity for town buildings or something. I don't know. I just feel like we are behind in green energy. We're a small state so we need to find more compact resources. We can't have massive solar or wind farms. I'm rambling at this point.

StodgyBottoms t1_iyerm7x wrote on November 30, 2022 at 9:16 PM

Every new box store in the country needs to have solar on its roof. I don't know why we aren't doing that, it seems like a no brainer.

kittytittymeowmeow t1_iyethsx wrote on November 30, 2022 at 9:28 PM

Absolutely!! And strip malls and shit too. Schools, town buildings.

HazelFrederick t1_iyexafr wrote on November 30, 2022 at 9:53 PM

Most public schools in Connecticut either have solar now or can through the state microgrid program.

Swede577 t1_iyevcsp wrote on November 30, 2022 at 9:40 PM

I used a low interest home equity loan from my credit unit 8 years ago to finance my panels. I believe energizect.com also has low interest loans. Every month for the 6 years it took to pay off my panels my monthly payment was less than or equal to my average Eversource bill. My Eversource bill has been just the $9.62 connection charge since I installed them. I basically paid my credit union for 6 years instead of Eversource. You may also be able to deduct the interest on the home equity loan when you do your taxes.

kittytittymeowmeow t1_iyewc08 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 9:47 PM

Have you looked at the rates?!?? No thanks. Now is not the time. I'm so sick of people sharing there experiences pre-pandemic.