Hey Zack, Perhaps you should throw a annotation in there on your tax credit/savings stating that ‘most’ people won’t actually save 26% or more due to the fact they’re in a much much lower tax bracket... and that they‘ll most likely save somewhere in the neighborhood of $500-1000 if they make up to 100k a year... Edit: that being even IF they’re lucky enough to be in a place that offers said credit...
adding a battery backup to my array definitely increased the cost a lot, but the first time the neighborhood lost power and i only noticed when i saw everyone else’s house dark... priceless.
So does he lose power if power goes out or if the electricity goes out at night? If so, this system makes 0 sense. To me, the largest benefit of solar is, not relying on a totally corrupt government.
As a Texan, we also don’t know what’s going on. We were told to conserve our energy just the other day that got everyone spooked for another outage. Hurricane season should be a blast this year :))
@@jaggsta Oh really? funny how we have been through 3 major hurricanes since getting our solar panels and they haven’t had any major damage to them. modern solar panels are built to withstand hail and wind damage.
Agent 47 taking contracts under the Paris Accords, one target at a time. First it's global emissions, next it'll be for the right to put pineapple on your pizza if you feel like it, dammit.
@@xaviercopeland2789 And if you were to actually use batteries in a similar system plus use it long term over the years and recycle said batteries when they are no longer useful you will have offset the damage to the environment by not burning as much fossil fuels over that period of years. Please stop it with the narrowminded arguments. They are borderline dishonest at this point. Its a complex calculation, let us treat it as such and stop trying to stop people from doing anything at all just because you are too lazy to do the actual math on this. How much less fossil fuels you think will be burned over the 6 to 8 years LiFePO batteries last on a system like this? Easy answer: the savings completely offset the fossil fuels used to create the batteries needed for such a system and then go on to easily save the same amount more than twice before needing to be replaced. (If you are diligent in the management of the batteries and never let them drain entirely each day they can last up to 10 years.) It's a lot of less fossil fuel burned and if the grid ever goes down you won't even notice it.
One other thing to think about is when you mount the solar panels on the roof it keeps your roof cooler in the summertime so your house does not get as hot.
Inflation will make energy cost rise as well. So the cost of purchase decreases proportionally as the price of energy inflates. That’s one thing Jerry didn’t mention, nor can he really calculate that anyway, his savings will be much larger after 10-20 years than he will anticipate.
@@AmericanConstellation Keep in mind there's an air gap between the panels and the roof itself via the racking system he chose. This acts as an insulator of sorts and should reduce roof temp which intern will transmit less convective heat into the attic. Hope I got that right, just learning myself.
I was thinking about that we have a south facing roof, and it gets bloody hot, I bet they would help a ton to save energy. But I just thought of something, I’m in CANADA, it would also cost more to heat in the winter because of the gap.
Unfortunately in most places, where electricity from solar is actually useful, global warming has screwed it up. I live in pakistan, and during summers we get such bad winds that they are able to rip the panels off the roof. Lost 6 panels from an 8 panel setup already.
Great DIY solar videos. After watching your install, I installed (no assistance)our 4 section, 38 panel 14.64kw DIY system on our new roof. Just hooked into grid and started net metering to our provider last week. Went larger than our current needs for wifes future EV.
I have an army of workers at home to help me install this, but they are best at eating my food. Definitely need to hire someone soon. Thanks for the update!
10:06 one of the selling points of the Ford F150 Lighting is a home backup battery that lasts for several days. I can't wait to see some real world numbers on that. Great video!
Lots of good information. We are getting Solar Panels also. 400 watts each / 29 panels installed. Will be almost a 12kw system.. You have a fantastic voice for RU-vid Videos. Good video... :)
The ONLY really game changing thing about the F150 Lightning is it's ability to give power back to a home as a large battery. It's actually pretty great in case of a blackout if you have a grid connected system.
I plan on buying all the components and building my own solar system. Going to rig into my main panel with a manual transfer switch for a portable generator hook up. Use the tie in cable to hook into my solar panels when generating from them. Be able to hook in with a portable generator if necessary during night time power outages.
My state actually allows Power companies to charge a penalty for using solar panels. To add insult to injury Alabama Power only pays "avoided costs" for energy you send back to the grid. These policies are so backwards.
its backwards? Wait so you screw up the grid and require them to have more less efficient power generation.... but its backwards? Maybe you should learn how useless home (and all) solar is... and how the grid works...
When you calculate the cost of energy you have to consider the rising cost of utilities. Power is .10 a kw now but in ten years it will be 10-50% more depending on the area. The one time cost of solar is a 30 year investment that keeps on giving.
@@mistuhjawknee5505 I have a cement tile roof. It's good for 100 years. Solar will be dead by that time. Degradation is about 1.5% per year, but inflation is much higher. It's all win/win dude. I have 7.56 kW system with 2 power walls. I live in South Cal and I know my numbers. It's a no-brainer.
Word of advice brother, you should put a barrier of some sort so birds cant go under the panels and scew the wires out, they love to make nests under them. i learnt my lesson the hard way. cheers :D
What did you use? Cause you'll be affecting your panel's efficiency if they aren't getting good cooling/airflow. I am also planning a solar array for my mom's house so this would be good info :)
Honestly municipalities should start requiring solar panels on all new-build residential and commerical buildings. It would take a long time to tie all residential solar panels into the overall grid but with the increasing economic viability of photovoltaics roof space - especially in places like AZ - is essentially wasted real estate that could be used for cheap electricity generation that could reduce loads on the existing grid.
As a Texas residence, your statement about Texas was accurate. We tried getting solar but we were told no, then yes, then no again. Our friends in New Mexico did not have any problems and the state actually encouraged their people to switch.
Texan here with solar, no problems here. They were sitting on my roof during the winter event too ... just not connected (not that it would've helped).
@@FJB2020 um.... trolling? dirt cheap... using numbers here... 29kw x 300 8700$ for 1 day of storage... need at least 3... at LEAST for off grid... 26000$ in batteries... lolwut?
Your explanations are clear cut on any project you undertake. Any Newby wanting to venture a into a DIY project would easily comprehend. And the video editing is flawless. Keep it up. 💯
Can't wait for the 30 year update...literally, that'll put me in my 90's....if I'm that lucky ;) I always look forward to your videos, even though it's an expensive hobby. I'm installing my car lift in the garage because of you...haha
Hi to my 29 year old self, how's life bro? I'll make sure to watch this one first before I watch the other one, hopefully the world hasn't ended yet and there is more peace.
You know what, I live in Italy and here solar panels are literally free thanks to state incentives. The hardest part is find houses with all regular permits without building abuse.
Battery backups for Solar has been traditionally for off grid living, however the reality is that the power company doesn't store the energy you send to them and they have to produce the energy you get back from them. It does put a burden on the energy company to either use all this excess power they didn't produce during the day, and provide power to those who were sending the excess power to them at night. This is one of the reasons to store your own power, so you don't have to rely on the fossil fuel energy that the power company will send back and you are not as much of a burden to the grid. I have always though it would be great if home builders would build communities with all solar houses and a localized battery grid. This way all houses would charge the localized battery grid during the day and take energy from that same grid over night. This should make the cost of buying and maintaining the batteries lower than a single battery panel on a house. Something I could see Tesla create. A Tesla community equipped with Super Charger parking.
It would be hard to complain who is going to repair who’s panels and who is using more energy from your neighbourhood. It would be the same as living in a condo all inclusive but people stealing toilet paper from common areas and having 10 squatters living in a 3 bedroom condo.
@@MrMannyhw what if you had a system of you get what you put in or you get charged maintenance fees proportionate to the amount you use? Will either of those be satisfactory?
Videos like this have completely sold me on the prospect of Solar. I'm buying a house soon, with a roof that's over 20 years old. I think as soon as I get it replaced I'm going to order up Tesla panels with your link. Thanks Zach!
What a professional presentation. Extremely well done and informative and easy to listen to. Have you ever thought of doing documentaries? You would be great.
I'm subbed! I love and aspire to own a home with fully functioning clean and profitable solar power for my lifestyle in the future. Your video was a great summary of everything needed. Thanks
Behold, Perry the Platypus! The Solar Harvester-inator! With this invention, I can harvest the sun's power to control the entire Tri-state Area! Wait, wrong show.
Someone like zach can do this, when i tried to do my house’s solar myself i ended up feeding power into the solar panels, rest assured they cost me a lot more and i did end up calling professionals
Jerry, I must say your audio is absolutely freakin on point in this video!! It sounds like it was voiced over in a studio, yet you were outside for almost all of it!
Thanks !!! You covered all the questions ! Good commentary, too. Great "jury-rigged" install ! You have a Rod Serling delivery. Joy to watch your videos !
I still can't wrap my head around why Americans don't commit themselves to a home forever. Or at least strive to try. It's like everyone wants to perpetually have a mortgage payment instead of actually owning their home.
@@mac11380 is there a statistic to back up that claim? Most everyone I know eventually moves houses. I've literally only met 2 people that weren't boomers who managed to out right own their home. Could be because I'm approaching 40 and people just talk about starter homes......which implies that you'll buy a home after that. Im American and I just simply don't understand this concept at all. It would make sense if homes were still considered a commodity like a car like it was before the 70's. But now homes are seen as investments which is basically going to destroy the American dream a little more for each subsequent generation. The rate houses increase in value significantly out paces wages. What makes it worse is as homes grow in value starter homes get demolished to make way for homes that are more profitable.
Hallo Jerry. First off, thanks for the great and interesting videos!! I live in Germany and we pay € 0,32 per Kw/H (that's the most expensive in the whole of Europe). We're getting a ton of sun here in the south of Germany but with the cost of the solar system and installation, the shortest time to get even is about 10 to 12 years. Most of the insentives from the government have been scrapped and you will pay full price for the system. The amount you get back for every Kw/h you put in the grid is a joke (under €0,05 and keep in mind we PAY € 0,32 per Kw/h) so it seems the German government is actually actively discuraging people from going for Solar. The initial costs and long payback time are not woth it to a lot of people. A shame really.....
Your energy pricing is roughly the same as ours in the UK. We're on 25-30pence/kwh so approx the same as you, and 5.5p/kwh for feed in. There is presently no incentive scheme for solar install. However with costs of hardware dropping like a stone, a self install 4kW system here is around £2,500gbp of hardware. Plus the self effort. Presently we're only seeing 2-5/kwh per day production, but do produce 20-25kwh per day later in the year. Based on our usage, it's approx 3 years payback time at present..
Also a good thing to note that if you live in a state with massively more expensive energy like California (PG&E), then with electrical costs being over $0.50/kWh during peak the panels will pay for themselves a LOT faster than cheaper energy states.
@@JerryRigEverything Nice to see replies so many years later! By this point your solar system should be nearly done paying for itself and I hope it's all going well with you. Your video did get me interested though as I ended up doing some rough cost analysis. I discovered that with a $19k cost and an 8kw system, it would pay for itself within 5 years in my state just because of the massively higher electrical costs (even with the higher upfront cost). The long-term savings are unreal!
Wow! Jerry - The is THE Best DIY Solar Panel Installation !! Your style of shooting, editing and narration is educational and engaging!. Nicely Done amigo! Wow! Thank you for the Electrical Data, Energy Data and the $$ Data !! Woohoo!! I'll be following you to see what else you bring us in the future.
Great job man & thanks for the 1 year update. Your voice is kinda cool, you can probably make some money off of it. lol Screw the people that can't appreciate the efforts you put into doing this for us. Thanks again
