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Originally Posted by 12clicks
except that the solar panels don't come close to covering the cost of electric on a 3k sq ft house unless you're in a very specific climate and don't heat or cool your house with electric.
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I live in one of the hottest places in the Country.... with AC units the size of small cars, and electric heaters are standard. Lots and lots of houses have solar and shit tons, by the 10,000's have solar water heaters.
Even if it doesn't cover all electricity needs, even if you only got 1 panel, it's still a reduction in use and cost, either way, it saves you money. The water heaters for example still use power, they just used a reduced amount, thus saving you money.
And yes, you need them in an area with a larger % of sun shine, it makes them better. So the South and S. West, Colorado, and most of Cali could go solar without question.
If you live in a place that is covered in trees, sun blocked by something, or you're just an electricity whore that's not going to be very economical to put them on your house or even on the ground, even in a small house. They simply aren't for everyone... even here.