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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 09/05/2019 09:10 AM, Daniel Dern via
Ipg-smz wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:alpine.BSF.2.20.16.1909050907460.98203@www566.pair.com">Speaking
of solar power, earlier this year I saw at CostCo "solar storage
battery banks." I don't know the price and don't remember the
vendor, but more generally, this would probably help smooth out
the low-sun periods.
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(Or, I suppose, you could buy/build a water tank and pump water
uphill to store it that way.)
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<p>And just in case anyone is interested, Daniel's CostCo suggestion
led me down interesting Google paths. Such as:</p>
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initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">average 10kW solar
system cost</b><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family:
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an<span> </span></span><b style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);
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255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color:
initial;">average 10kW solar system costs</b><span style="color:
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!important; float: none;"><span> </span>between $2.90 and $3.30
per watt. That comes out to an initial price tag of $29-33 k
before the 30 percent<span> </span></span><b style="color:
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!important; float: none;"><span> </span>tax credit. In some
areas, additional state or utility based rebates and credits may
reduce the price even more.</span></p>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Dennis Fowler
P. O. Box 70
Otego, NY 13825
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:dennisf63@wildblue.net">dennisf63@wildblue.net</a></pre>
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