Yep. I gum gone and done it, I did! I'm going solar! As I've been constructing my 2 Kw windmill, I knew that I'd like to also have solar power too. A guy on Ebay, who's only 51 miles from me, is selling off a bunch of 175 watt panels, two at a time. No BS auction, he has buy it now at $4/watt! For those doing the math, that's $1400 for two panels. I bought three lots! Over 1 Killowatts worth baby. I wasn't really ready to buy them yet, but Solar Buzz cost trends show panels are averaging $5.41/watt on the retail market, and not likely to come down the way things are these days. The best I could find was around $4.30/watt for lower wattage panels, and you'd still have to add shipping.
DANG, can't believe I jumped in on this one. But it's all good. I'll have electric on those cloudy, windy Winter days, and electric on those bright, calm Summer days too.
Anyhow, I put a hurtin' on the bank account, and the shoppin' isn't done yet. I just hope the Gov't still has a solar incentive program in place by the time I get them installed.
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