In this guest post, Justine Schluntz shares an update on her experience living with solar, after three years of producing clean energy. Thanks Justine!
January 14 marked the 3-year anniversary of my solar PV system getting connected to the grid. Each of the past two anniversaries, I’ve written up a summary of my solar data for the year and shared it here (click for year 1 data and year 2 data). My love for numbers hasn’t gone away and neither has my goal to help others learn more about solar energy, so I’ve decided to continue the tradition and share my system and cost data for a third year.
Before I continue, it’s important to note that the financial picture for residential solar energy in Arizona has changed since I had my system installed in 2015. This means the numbers I report for costs won’t be consistent with numbers for someone installing a system in Tucson this year. Nevertheless, for many people, solar energy can still be a sound decision from a financial standpoint. If you want to find out what the numbers look like for your home, I encourage you to talk to the very knowledgeable staff at Net Zero Solar, the company I got my system from…
