Solar power help.

[kansasblue]

I'm looking into solar power for our home/farm. Anyone have any experience or recommendations on companies, type, lessons learned?

Thanks

KB

[phantom power]

1. solar electric, or solar water heating, or passive-solar?

[kansasblue]

3. passive-solar vs solar electric? Didn't know there were...

so many options. Solar electric I guess

[phantom power]

4. for instance, passive-solar is just things like south-facing windows...

although you can get fancier to maximize the heat you get for your home. Special venting designs, etc.

as far as PV, I'm not sure there's a clear "cost/watt" winner out there right now. Some tech is better than others, but there's a silicon shortage at the moment that makes all of it somewhat more expensive than it might be in theory.

I like Evergreen solar, but I must recuse myself because I also own some stock in them.

[Vincardog]

2. Check out this site

We have a solar panel you just rent.
You pay a $500 deposit and just pay for the electricity you generate.
The $500 deposit is put in T bills and earns you interest.

Hope this helps.