And reality is the panels may well be dead in 10 years or less.Fifth,i have many people on the field saying there installation will pay off in 30yrs lol.
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And reality is the panels may well be dead in 10 years or less.Fifth,i have many people on the field saying there installation will pay off in 30yrs lol.
I just cant see it.Hiya
I find that my greatest cost saver is when i make the switch to Aldi....i think i saved half my grocery bills ....
And reality is the panels may well be dead in 10 years or less.
I'm working in the field. Let's do the calculations.
We'll assume you get 4kWh/day/kWp and pay 28c/kWh. And let's say you're using 70% of your generated electricity and get a FIT of 8c/kWh and the price for a 5kW system is $6k.
So it's 6000/(5*365*4(0.7*0.28+0.3*0.08))=3.74 years.
Not ages in my books! Plus you get free electricity for another 20 years after that.
Definitely worth it for me, I put 5kW on my roof and it cost me $5700, including a full meter box upgrade.
I'm working in the field. Let's do the calculations.
We'll assume you get 4kWh/day/kWp and pay 28c/kWh. And let's say you're using 70% of your generated electricity and get a FIT of 8c/kWh and the price for a 5kW system is $6k.
So it's 6000/(5*365*4(0.7*0.28+0.3*0.08))=3.74 years.
Not ages in my books! Plus you get free electricity for another 20 years after that.
Definitely worth it for me, I put 5kW on my roof and it cost me $5700, including a full meter box upgrade.
Pretend to be a vagrant and solicit alms.
Go to soup kitchens and other charitable organisations for a free feed, clothes etc
Just dont use electricity at all??
Use candles for light, woodfire for heating, good ventilation for cooling.
cook on those camping stove or eat mostly raw!
Obviously no TV and fridge.
Use esky to store perishable goods for somtime (if any)
If you use gadgets, charge them at friends/public places
Hiya
My kids actually are my biggest expenses...for eg. last month alone i spent 6K on them
braces for 3 kids are 7K each but spread out over 1 and half years tho...music tuition $500 a month...extra tuition as son sits for HSC soon...$150 a week....school expenses appear and disappear like magic...petrol to drive them hither and wither hurts too
What to do? You can't bring up your kids with crooked teeth and no musical ability can you?
You assume that all the two bit companies that manufactured a lot of the cheap imports used will be around in 25 yearsAnd property prices are going to fall by 40%!
Most panels come with a 25 year warranty, but even if they failed after 10 years, you'd be well ahead.
Frugal
- Looking for deals and taking advantage of sales and promotions when you were already planning on purchasing something
- Delaying pleasure and instant gratification to make a big purchase
- Not making a point to tell friends and family every time you saved money
- Not obsessed with brands
- Does not sacrifice quality to buy something only because it is cheaper
Cheap
- Your cheapness affects the quality of life of others such as spouse or family
- Your basic needs are of lesser quality
- You never splurge a little when you have the money to spend
- You will sacrifice quality to buy what is the cheapest
I'm working in the field. Let's do the calculations.
We'll assume you get 4kWh/day/kWp and pay 28c/kWh. And let's say you're using 70% of your generated electricity and get a FIT of 8c/kWh and the price for a 5kW system is $6k.
So it's 6000/(5*365*4(0.7*0.28+0.3*0.08))=3.74 years.
Not ages in my books! Plus you get free electricity for another 20 years after that.
Definitely worth it for me, I put 5kW on my roof and it cost me $5700, including a full meter box upgrade.
whilst I find this thread quite depressing, am curious to know what is the motivation for the frugality... money or environment? if money then its just a question of how far you can go without