New Install Date January 2010

New install date - moved from 2/2010 to 1/2010 - cool. One month or at least a week or so earlier than before.

Me likey. :)

Site Survey is done

"Robert" from SolarCity came and did my site survey on the 10th. All went well. I DID find out, surprisingly, that the "Performance Guarantee" monitoring system needed an Ethernet port. Robert said that is in the contract, but I did not know that.

So I got my boss to help me setup a little wired router I bought on Craigslist for $10, and it worked great. Now I have a port ready for them.

Looking good.....:)

Site Survey is Scheduled

At 7:00 A.M. on Sept 10th, the site survey crew will meet me at the house to start measuring and evaluating the roof and the logistics of the installation.

Exciting stuff !!!

Electricity Bill Estimates

OK, my latest SRP bill estimates show I can expect a total monthly SRP bill in the first year to average about $36. This SRP estimate includes the 8.8% increase they are passing in late 2009. Combine that with the $38 of the lease payment, and my total electric outlay for the year will be about $74 a month.

Can't argue with that !!! :)

Plan Details

My system will be 4.1 kilowatts. It should produce somewhere in the neighborhood of 6,900 kwh per year, which is right now 87% of my usage.

What this Blog is about

I am installing a solar panel system on my home in Phoenix, using a lease plan from SolarCity.

This blog will chronicle the ups, downs, frustrations, victories, and anything else that occurs during this process.