Honda Prologue Epilogue

[MichaelGregory]

If that is the case, you definitely charge for free

I get what you guys are saying. However, there is still the 3,000$ initial purchase and installation of the panels. .You wouldn't be charging for free if you did not pay the initial 3,000$. With all the back and forth I think it's a great deal. The solar companies preach the electricity is free because it sound great, but come on its not totally free.

 

[Conelite]

I get what you guys are saying. However, there is still the 3,000$ initial purchase and installation of the panels. .You wouldn't be charging for free if you did not pay the initial 3,000$. With all the back and forth I think it's a great deal. The solar companies preach the electricity is free because it sound great, but come on its not totally free.

That's the catch when you go with a big solar company. They sell you a system that takes 20 years to break even, and the entire time, the solar companies have a deal with your electric provider to sell back the power you dont use for profit.

Now I know that not everyone has the know how or ability to do their own DIY system, but it truly is the only way to truly get free power . This is my 2kw system I installed at my place. Will be expanding to 4kw system sometime in winter. Total cost, $1,000.00 +/- $200.

Produces on average: 12-15kwh per day.
My Clarity uses: 10-11kwh from fully depleted...
I would say, I charge for free and still produce enough to cover daily consumption of 3 refrigerators and miscellaneous electronics. Definitely does not cover all my electrical needs but definitely offsets the added EV charging. I charge from Zero miles to Full every day.

13kwh X $0.38per KW from Edison= $4.94/per day that doesn't go to Edison.

Entire system pays for itself in 194 days. Simple but effective.

 

[Landshark]

My previous remark has nothing to do with who cancelled the prologue.

That’s how it came across. I find it curious that you chose to quote a comment that I made that does have something to do with who canceled the Prologue, and then proceeded to make a remark that has nothing to do with with who cancelled the Prologue. I agree with you that Honda canceled the car, not GM/Chevy, technically or otherwise.

 

[Landshark]

They sell you a system that takes 20 years to break even, and the entire time, the solar companies have a deal with your electric provider to sell back the power you dont use for profit.

While we are spectacularly off topic, I’ll add some additional insight.

What you claim was certainly not the case with the system we had installed at our home in Oregon. We were on a Net-Metering plan. Any excess electricity generated from the panels was applied to a future month(s) bill when the system generated less electricity than was consumed. On an annual basis the system offset 40-50% of our electricity usage, while also maintaining the charge on a back up battery to energize mission critical circuits during power outages.

 

[MichaelGregory]

Ok.

While we are spectacularly off topic, I’ll add some additional insight.

What you claim was certainly not the case with the system we had installed at our home in Oregon. We were on a Net-Metering plan. Any excess electricity generated from the panels was applied to a future month(s) bill when the system generated less electricity than was consumed. On an annual basis the system offset 40-50% of our electricity usage, while also maintaining the charge on a back up battery to energize mission critical circuits during power outages.

Ok. I am not here to argue with you. Good luck to you.

 

[Landshark]

Ok.

Ok. I am not here to argue with you. Good luck to you.

I’m not here to argue with you either. I’m just trying to understand why you quoted my response to a comment by Conelite about solar panels and then responded to that comment in a way that suggests that I’m somehow arguing with you.

Did you miss the part where I agreed with you about Honda canceling the Prologue?

 

[David Towle]

That's the catch when you go with a big solar company. They sell you a system that takes 20 years to break even, and the entire time, the solar companies have a deal with your electric provider to sell back the power you dont use for profit.

Now I know that not everyone has the know how or ability to do their own DIY system, but it truly is the only way to truly get free power . This is my 2kw system I installed at my place. Will be expanding to 4kw system sometime in winter. Total cost, $1,000.00 +/- $200.

Produces on average: 12-15kwh per day.
My Clarity uses: 10-11kwh from fully depleted...
I would say, I charge for free and still produce enough to cover daily consumption of 3 refrigerators and miscellaneous electronics. Definitely does not cover all my electrical needs but definitely offsets the added EV charging. I charge from Zero miles to Full every day.

13kwh X $0.38per KW from Edison= $4.94/per day that doesn't go to Edison.

Entire system pays for itself in 194 days. Simple but effective.

So are your solar panels off the grid, not fed back into your utility? That saves quite a bit of equipment and "red tape". Good work.
It is possible to save money immediately with a big company, via a lease. My fairly new 11.5 kw system (integrated into the grid) costs $147 monthly fixed for 25 years, no initial payment. It produces on average around $200 worth of electricity per month (about 15 cents per kwh total here in Florida). So I'm now ahead about $50 per month, and that should go up with time. Rate increases will almost certainly exceed efficiency reductions over time.