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ser_pez t1_jbldnz7 wrote

Reply to comment by sloth514 in How’s solar power doing in NJ? by Early-Consequence-61

Thanks for posting in detail. If you don’t mind answering, how much did you pay per panel? Did you hire installers or install them yourself? My house is going to need a new roof in the next 5-10 years and while I don’t love the idea of leasing solar panels maybe I can start saving for something like you’re describing.

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sloth514 t1_jblwpxy wrote

I hired installers. I screened through 4 different ones. Ended up using SolarMe. I think they are based out of Ashbury Park. I have no complaints with them. They were great, only issue I had was there was something configured wrong during installation and took a little while to sort out. But it works fine now. They gave a great summary and estimate of the system. They also provide commercial grade panels (more durable, longer lasting, and cheaper than Tesla panels IMHO) and use an Enphase system which has good support. I would also ask for the critter guard to prevent squirrels and chipmunks under the panels. Overall, paid total $44,000 for panels and installation before the federal credit, which gave me $11,000 back. so, after federal taxes total was $33,000 for the largest size system I could get installed. Again, took me about 6 years of side work and consulting to save up for it. But it's something I really wanted to do.

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ser_pez t1_jbnvsml wrote

Awesome, thanks!

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sloth514 t1_jbnxrmh wrote

Of course. Another idea is to look into financing them if that is possible or just get a small system installed and add panels to it over time.

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