Solar system

Solar panels

Solar panels


Last week we got our own solar system: a solar PV system installed by Southern Energy Management. Friday morning, I flipped the breaker that officially “tied” it to the power grid. The rooftop panels then began feeding electricity to both our home and the neighborhood.

It’s been a long journey to get here and we’re not done yet. It was two years ago that we first considered getting solar panels. We got the roof surveyed and a quote generated but didn’t feel the need to jump on it yet. Then in February, the rapid rise of stupidity in our state legislature made me wonder if the many incentives now in place to encourage solar adoption might soon vanish with the setting sun. I also knew the price of solar had dropped considerably in that time so it was wise to revisit the decision.
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