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Just got my electric bill and it was 337.97. Unreal, it usually costs 160-180. Anyone else getting crazy electric bills.
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Just got my electric bill and it was 337.97. Unreal, it usually costs 160-180. Anyone else getting crazy electric bills.
Yep...
3 of us are working from home full-time here.
In summer w/ pool, it goes up to 600.00 a month...
Whackiness...
I always get my threatening email telling me how bad I am, and neighbors are "good" ::)
(The ones whose houses are empty all day)...
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get yourself a treadmill with a dynamo on it and you can charge batteries while you walk your 9 miles a day
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Yep...
3 of us are working from home full-time here.
In summer w/ pool, it goes up to 600.00 a month...
Whackiness...
I always get my threatening email telling me how bad I am, and neighbors are "good" ::)
(The ones whose houses are empty all day)...
600 wow that’s craziness.
get yourself a treadmill with a dynamo on it and you can charge batteries while you walk your 9 miles a day
Hahahahah.
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Yep...
3 of us are working from home full-time here.
In summer w/ pool, it goes up to 600.00 a month...
Whackiness...
I always get my threatening email telling me how bad I am, and neighbors are "good" ::)
(The ones whose houses are empty all day)...
As long as you are paying for it why should they give a fuck how much you use?
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Just got my electric bill and it was 337.97. Unreal, it usually costs 160-180. Anyone else getting crazy electric bills.
Ours was insane - terrible.
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Ours was insane - terrible.
the goal is to bankrupt the middle/working classes
Rich can afford anything utility wise and the poor get theirs subsidised or free
People in the middle wiill be taken down to poor
Most thrird world countries have this wealth distribution
Wealthy and poor without anyone in the middle.
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Yep...
3 of us are working from home full-time here.
In summer w/ pool, it goes up to 600.00 a month...
Whackiness...
I always get my threatening email telling me how bad I am, and neighbors are "good" ::)
(The ones whose houses are empty all day)...
I wonder if Bill gates gets told how bad he is with his 66,000 square foot mansion?
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Rob, stop complaining and use candles.
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Greta says you are all evil.
What true Getbigger cares what she thinks?
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Is that on top of what the government gave out, think its 60 per month until april
Just got my electric bill and it was 337.97. Unreal, it usually costs 160-180. Anyone else getting crazy electric bills.
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Is that on top of what the government gave out, think its 60 per month until april
What does that mean? What the government gave out?
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You will own nothing and you WILL eat the bugs
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I assumed you are in the uk talking about electric bills ;D
What does that mean? What the government gave out?
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Mine was up as well...120 dollars...usually its around 70-80 dollars but I had the heat up a bunch
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get yourself a treadmill with a dynamo on it and you can charge batteries while you walk your 9 miles a day
lol
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the goal is to bankrupt the middle/working classes
Rich can afford anything utility wise and the poor get theirs subsidised or free
People in the middle wiill be taken down to poor
Most thrird world countries have this wealth distribution
Wealthy and poor without anyone in the middle.
No it isn't....you honks can install some solar panels but its easy to just be more conservative with things. Change your bulbs to L.E.D's, don't leave lights on that you're not using, get one of those temp regulators for your home....etc.
Otherwise, you can always move in a mobile home and away from the lib cities out in the country like I did and escape the matrix. My E-home is quite efficient, power is dirt cheap in Piedmont along with everything else. The choice is yours
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I assumed you are in the uk talking about electric bills ;D
No USA. Are your electric bills high over there?
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No it isn't....you honks can install some solar panels but its easy to just be more conservative with things. Change your bulbs to L.E.D's, don't leave lights on that you're not using, get one of those temp regulators for your home....etc.
Otherwise, you can always move in a mobile home and away from the lib cities out in the country like I did and escape the matrix. My E-home is quite efficient, power is dirt cheap in Piedmont along with everything else. The choice is yours
I would do that in a heartbeat if I didn’t have a wife and kids.
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It isn’t crazy increases down here like Europe.
Winter. Aircon going all day. Lights on all day. TVs going. Big house. US850 for that Qtr. Dirt cheap as I was expecting double.
I will point out the temp you set for aircon is critical. In Winter I believe we use 23.5 and in Summer we use 22.5 (degrees). makes a massive difference to energy consumption whereas if you cranked Winter to 27-28 it’ll use twice as much power.
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Crazy high, government is giving every household money towards electric as in some cases its unaffordable.
No USA. Are your electric bills high over there?
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we went to using the wood stove for almost all heating this winter. otherwise electric bill would be like 1500$.. backwards times of peace....
retarded leaders and corrupt globalist goverment created this mess they need to get fucked.
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Just got my electric bill and it was 337.97. Unreal, it usually costs 160-180. Anyone else getting crazy electric bills.
Yes. Happening here too; my neighbor and I were talking about it a couple months ago. Electric bill seems to have doubled but I know I haven’t been doing anything different. I looked into solar… twice. The out of pocket expense was so huge you’d never recover it so I passed.
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Yes. Happening here too; my neighbor and I were talking about it a couple months ago. Electric bill seems to have doubled but I know I haven’t been doing anything different. I looked into solar… twice. The out of pocket expense was so huge you’d never recover it so I passed.
Installers told my inlaws it would take 30 years to recover the costs. "Nope, we'll be dead"...
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Yes. Happening here too; my neighbor and I were talking about it a couple months ago. Electric bill seems to have doubled but I know I haven’t been doing anything different. I looked into solar… twice. The out of pocket expense was so huge you’d never recover it so I passed.
Yeah solar is a crock of shit.
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Installers told my inlaws it would take 30 years to recover the costs. "Nope, we'll be dead"...
Yeah solar is a crock of shit.
Ads on TV and online keep saying you can have solar installed with no expense out of pocket. Wrong. And it’s not just my experience. Virtually no one in my neighborhood has it for this very reason. I have one friend in Fort Lauderdale who is having it installed in part because he is getting a new roof. And his out of pocket cost is huge.
I had a new roof put on one of my rental homes a couple years ago and adding solar was not cost effective. I asked about it for my primary residence twice and again it was not cost effective. Yes, it takes about 20-30 years to recover the cost. Pass. I expect to be dead in 30 years.
A buddy of mine had a new home built in Northern California and he was able to have solar integrated from the get go. He said the cost was only reasonable because it was part of the new construction.
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Ads on TV and online keep saying you can have solar installed with no expense out of pocket. Wrong. And it’s not just my experience. Virtually no one in my neighborhood has it for this very reason. I have one friend in Fort Lauderdale who is having it installed in part because he is getting a new roof. And his out of pocket cost is huge.
I had a new roof put on one of my rental homes a couple years ago and adding solar was not cost effective. I asked about it for my primary residence twice and again it was not cost effective. Yes, it takes about 20-30 years to recover the cost. Pass. I expect to be dead in 30 years.
A buddy of mine had a new home built in Northern California and he was able to have solar integrated from the get go. He said the cost was only reasonable because it was part of the new construction.
I’ve known a few people who had solar installed then had a big roof fire. Screw that shit.
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Solar makes sense depending where you live. In Maui I had 20k worth of panels and batteries and equipment. I generated and excess amount of electricity and actually sold back about a hundred a month to the power company. I was told there was enough to power an electric car in addition to the house that is what prevcious owners intended but I did not have an electric car. When I moved I got a check for over 500 from the power company. But it was also Sunny 350 days a year where I lived. Now my bill is about 500 a month which sucks.
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I’ve known a few people who had solar installed then had a big roof fire. Screw that shit.
Solar power is shit, the panels will be fucked before you make your money back
I live in the UK, sun hasnt shined for about six weeks
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Ads on TV and online keep saying you can have solar installed with no expense out of pocket. Wrong. And it’s not just my experience. Virtually no one in my neighborhood has it for this very reason. I have one friend in Fort Lauderdale who is having it installed in part because he is getting a new roof. And his out of pocket cost is huge.
I had a new roof put on one of my rental homes a couple years ago and adding solar was not cost effective. I asked about it for my primary residence twice and again it was not cost effective. Yes, it takes about 20-30 years to recover the cost. Pass. I expect to be dead in 30 years.
A buddy of mine had a new home built in Northern California and he was able to have solar integrated from the get go. He said the cost was only reasonable because it was part of the new construction.
The cost of those systems are coming way down and along with the tax credits its a good deal....and a lot of people are not only getting enough panels for their house but also to charge up their cars as well. So I think the investment paying off in 20-30 just isn't true. On a 30k system, if you are saving about 800 a month on your house and car then in about 3 years you've paid off your panels
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The cost of those systems are coming way down and along with the tax credits its a good deal....and a lot of people are not only getting enough panels for their house but also to charge up their cars as well. So I think the investment paying off in 20-30 just isn't true. On a 30k system, if you are saving about 800 a month on your house and car then in about 3 years you've paid off your panels
Inlaws arent saving 800.00 a month. They're bill isnt even 100.00 a month. They base it off your last 5-years (or so) usage and costs.
They use very little, and it would take them forever to see any return...
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$500 / month just electricity then plus all the other bogus charges they tack on calling it "wastewater" etc it all adds up.
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Inlaws arent saving 800.00 a month. They're bill isnt even 100.00 a month. They base it off your last 5-years (or so) usage and costs.
They use very little, and it would take them forever to see any return...
Yes, years ago it was not a good investment but not today. The cost for the systems have gone way down. I'm not saying everyone should. If you're like joswift and live in the UK, then hell no. I live in South Carolina and we get a ton of sun throughout the year so it would work.
We don't have a power issue here to be honest like California. We have Duke Energy in North and South Carolina which runs on coal and nuclear energy. There are 6 Nuclear Plants and about 35 coal fire plants but those are going to be shut down soon but power relatively is pretty cheap here
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Don't need to worry about electric bills if you move back into your mums basement
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I have two rental houses in the desert region of Southern New Mexico. Full sun 300+ days a year.
State of the art everything, i have been building solar array sites for 3 years, i have all the supplier hookups.
On average, my savings per month is around $13 for my solar systems, per house.
Like i've said many times, it makes sense if you don't have air conditioning or high-powered appliances.
For the average person it is not worth the money.
I travel a lot so my home in the mountains only gets used 3-4 days a week and my electric bill was triple what is usually is.
They just raised natural gas prices in my area too.
The average American is getting bled out by design.
And it's going to get much much worse.
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Yeah solar is a crock of shit.
solar and electric cars are for guys
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solar and electric cars are for guys
Did you mean gays?
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Did you mean gays?
I meant f-a-g-g-o-t-s ;D
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Yes, years ago it was not a good investment but not today. The cost for the systems have gone way down. I'm not saying everyone should. If you're like joswift and live in the UK, then hell no. I live in South Carolina and we get a ton of sun throughout the year so it would work.
We don't have a power issue here to be honest like California. We have Duke Energy in North and South Carolina which runs on coal and nuclear energy. There are 6 Nuclear Plants and about 35 coal fire plants but those are going to be shut down soon but power relatively is pretty cheap here
I'm sure it makes sense for many people.
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Solar power is shit, the panels will be fucked before you make your money back
I live in the UK, sun hasnt shined for about six weeks
You lot will end up buying nuclear from France or something. No wind or sun.
If weather is too shit for green energy then that isn’t the solution, unless nuclear gets considered green.
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Solar makes sense depending where you live. In Maui I had 20k worth of panels and batteries and equipment. I generated and excess amount of electricity and actually sold back about a hundred a month to the power company. I was told there was enough to power an electric car in addition to the house that is what prevcious owners intended but I did not have an electric car. When I moved I got a check for over 500 from the power company. But it was also Sunny 350 days a year where I lived. Now my bill is about 500 a month which sucks.
Good post.
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You lot will end up buying nuclear from France or something. No wind or sun.
If weather is too shit for green energy then that isn’t the solution, unless nuclear gets considered green.
The UK already does buy electricity from France.
Comes in via cable under the English Channel.
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Some facts about solar
The cost of our solar system was about $90,000. They take the tax credit, and knock it down to about 60k
Financed at 3% interest for 25 years. The monthly payment is $301
The solar system sells back electricity to the electric company. This brings our Bill down from about $475-$500 to the minimum hook up fee which is $45 per month. Combined with solar system payment it is under $350
Our monthly savings is a little over $100 per month today.
Entire system is fully warrantied to perform as intended and also against any damage or breakdowns for the entire 25 years.
So we have basically “fixed“ our electric cost per month for the next 25 years. That means every time the power bill goes up, our cost stays essentially the same for the next 2 1/2 decades. Within five years our monthly savings will probably exceed $200 per month.
Although we are paying for our system, it is still essentially no money out of pocket.
Caveat is, you need to live in an area where the utility provider does net metering. This means they are dealing with the same price they sell it to you. If you live in one of those areas, it is likely Solar would be of great benefit to you. If not, that changes things dramatically.
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And they want to ban gas stoves and combustion cars.
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Just got my electric bill and it was 337.97. Unreal, it usually costs 160-180. Anyone else getting crazy electric bills.
My heating bill is $200 but we don't have winters in California ::) .
What's your trailer bill, Chaos?
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My heating bill is $200 but we don't have winters in California ::) .
What's your trailer bill, Chaos?
Yeah my heating bill is around 250-300 a month Nov-March and that’s keeping the heat between 68-73.
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Some facts about solar
The cost of our solar system was about $90,000. They take the tax credit, and knock it down to about 60k
Financed at 3% interest for 25 years. The monthly payment is $301
The solar system sells back electricity to the electric company. This brings our Bill down from about $475-$500 to the minimum hook up fee which is $45 per month. Combined with solar system payment it is under $350
Our monthly savings is a little over $100 per month today.
Entire system is fully warrantied to perform as intended and also against any damage or breakdowns for the entire 25 years.
So we have basically “fixed“ our electric cost per month for the next 25 years. That means every time the power bill goes up, our cost stays essentially the same for the next 2 1/2 decades. Within five years our monthly savings will probably exceed $200 per month.
Although we are paying for our system, it is still essentially no money out of pocket.
Caveat is, you need to live in an area where the utility provider does net metering. This means they are dealing with the same price they sell it to you. If you live in one of those areas, it is likely Solar would be of great benefit to you. If not, that changes things dramatically.
$90,000?
How many panels?
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It's interesting.
Some of you have very high electric bills.
Is there a reason you use so much electricity?
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It's interesting.
Some of you have very high electric bills.
Is there a reason you use so much electricity?
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lol^
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I am on Reliant in Houston and the per KiloWattHour is 16.5 cents for me.
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Shit, he’s onto us boys.
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$90,000?
How many panels?
60, in a ground mount rack configuration.