Tesla Solar 1 year Review Cost and production numbers. Worth it? 

Thank you. I appreciate you making time to reply.

Thanks for the update Rick take care of yourself and family and be Blessed ❤️.

Don’t buy battery backup just buy a Tesla and use the battery as you home backup. Cyber truck is like 8 x or more power packs.

Thank you Rick. Your video helped especially the comparison. It would be interesting what's the effect during rainy months.

G’day from Australia, solar is extremely popular down here and with that we have a problem with Grid Voltage Power Reduction. Where by the inverter reduces the output to the grid because the voltage from the utility is too high usually over 250v we use 230v down under. So when it (GVPR) cuts in, which can range from seconds to hours we see the same in our bell curve. If the line voltage stays constantly high the inverter shuts down until such time as it is back in the ideal parameters. I run a Fronius inverter and PW2 and just over 5kw of solar.

Great video, very descriptive. I've done the math several times over the years, and solar would coat me MORE than the average of what im paying the utility company. Even though my hone is fairly large at almost 2700sqft, i do my best to be smart and conserve energy. In the winter (Nov- March) my electric bill averages $100 or less. I can get some high bills in the summer running the AC (i live in a HOT climate in the CA San Joaquin valley) but the higheat ive ever had was $600. When i average it out my monthly electric only utility bill averages a little under $200. The cheapeat solar system contract i was offered was about $250 a month. With the rising cost of electricity from the utility, there might come a time when solar would save me money, but it hasn't gotten to that point yet.

Thanks! Definitely going to install myself. Hopefully that doesn’t void warranty

Hi Rick, and thanks for the update! Hope all has been well with you - have you done the math on the savings with charging your vehicles from solar (vs the cost of gas in an ICE vehicle)? Here in Ireland it is a HUGE savings...we have access to home chargers that take excess energy from solar and pump them into the ev (after our batteries are filled). Take good care!

Great cost analysis - thank you! We just got a similar system installed this week. Two additional considerations of owning the Power Walls, which have some monetary impact are backup and UPS functionality. If I set myself up with a typically gas-powered backup system (e.g. Generac), it'll cost me at least $ 10K for a minimalist system (some outlets), and more like 20K for a whole house system. I would deduct that from the net cost at least if you live in an area where that is useful to necessary. Another advantage of the Powerwall is that it seamlessly goes into standby. This is a smaller saving, but not having your computer or networking equipment go out during an outage or even a brief "blip" typically requires the installation of Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPSs). Decent consumer-grade ones are typically $100-200/PC or network location, or where you need it.

Great update! I want solar, but my electricity is so cheap that the loan would cost more even with the tax credits. Therefore, holding off for now. It would be nice to have power walls, but pricey. I can’t justify the cost and have it charged by the grid.

Overtime I would anticipate that the system will become less efficient, particularly the batteries. You have to also factor in direct and indirect repair and maintenance costs. 14 year upfront cost recoup is optimistic at best. I would anticipate a lot longer

Do you have electric heat? If so winter 2023 increase was most likely due to that as it was cold and rainy in Jan and Feb

What about maintenance of the system… cost? And is that something you can do yourself?

Rick, what is the brand of the solar panels they installed? Do you happen to know?

Was 2 power walls enough to cover your TOU peak hours?

How much is the connection fee each month for your electric company? I hear people still pay a connection fee

Solar Panels getting too hot can cause "inefficiency"

How many fuses were used to install your system? Thank you

Are you in AZ?

Can you just post the numbers? thank you

Gee... Me trying to get 10.3kW Tesla Roof system today is $150k Just a regular Maryland Home.

Am I reading the chart correct you're still paying for electricity and paid 40,000 out of pocket?

Square feet of home? Powerwall 2?

why dont you install more panels? double them, you have a lot of room on the roof and the savings too.