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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

PoliticAverse

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1. What's your typical monthly energy consumption (in kWh)?

Reply to NeoGreen (Original post)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 12:48 PM

Apr 2016

How does it vary between summer and winter?

What do you pay per kWh? Will your electric company be paying you for any excess
electricity you send to the grid (and if so at what rate)?

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Got my proposal yesterday for a 4.5KW residential solar system... [View all] NeoGreen Apr 2016 OP

What's your typical monthly energy consumption (in kWh)? PoliticAverse Apr 2016 #1

The 4.5KW system is sized to match my annual consumption... NeoGreen Apr 2016 #2

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Already asked... NeoGreen Apr 2016 #5

Excellent. Duppers Apr 2016 #4

Go for it! Zorro Apr 2016 #6

Watch out for the contract. Curmudgeoness Apr 2016 #7

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Thank you for this honest post. Question... NNadir Sep 2016 #10

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I've had a net meter system for 15 years. roody Jun 2016 #9

It is terrible that we are taking oney out of schools and social programs to subsidize this... NNadir Oct 2016 #12

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