LibraryScneef t1_iylfy2g wrote
thirdtimesthemom t1_iylglrt wrote
Not enough sunlight
Frisky_Mongoose t1_iymkiaa wrote
There is plenty of sunlight. Source: I got mine this year.
thirdtimesthemom t1_iymw89x wrote
I meant for my house...
Frisky_Mongoose t1_iyn4fs5 wrote
Trees?
thirdtimesthemom t1_iyn6cpu wrote
Indeed
mdurg68 t1_iynrayu wrote
Looking into it. They could be anywhere from 6-12 out
Frisky_Mongoose t1_iynrva0 wrote
Yeah, it took a while for me. Around 5-6 mo before they had everything ready to start installing.
Distinct-Ad5751 t1_iylx5p7 wrote
You can remove trees.
GrapeRello t1_iylxum9 wrote
Cutting trees and getting solar is expensive. People having a hard time with monthly bills don’t have money for solar or major tree work lol. Not to mention half those people are probably renting.
degggendorf t1_iymcddx wrote
It's also a bit counterproductive too; those trees are shading your house and keeping it cooler in the summer. Cutting them down for solar, you're generating power, but then turning around to use that power to cool your house that's now baking in the sun.
You'll still come out ahead, but imo there are better ways. Community solar and grid solar make way more sense to me...rather than putting expensive small arrays high up on roofs and removing trees from neighborhoods, put a big field of them on already blighted land. Cap off a landfill, cover it with panels. No one wants to live on a landfill, and there was no nature there before either. It's a win-win.
Distinct-Ad5751 t1_iyly7ed wrote
True. It’s not an option for everyone but it was worth it for us. We have electric heat in a 2800 sq ft home - taking down 3 trees was worth it.
Distinct-Ad5751 t1_iymordh wrote
Why am I being downvoted? I’m on a half acre with loads of trees and we removed 3 overgrown oaks to allow for more sun.
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