Are Solar Panels Systems Worth It?

telcodad · 2025-05-14T13:52:56+00:00

Every now and then, I get to thinking about having a solar panel system installed on my home. But then, I see/read about horror stories like below, and it changes my mind. Also, would it be better to purchase or lease a solar panel system? Thousands struggling to get solar panels fixed after company’s bankruptcy. How the new CEO is trying to help By Mahsa Saeidi & Walter Smith Randolph, CBS New York - May 13, 2025 https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/sunpower-bankruptcy-solar-panel-broken/ Maria and Louis Pinneri’s golden years have been shaded by a broken solar panel system. In 2011, the Staten Island couple leased it through SunPower, a giant in the industry. In March 2023, they say it broke – specifically, the inverter, which converts electricity generated by the sun into electricity appropriate for the grid. “And they told us as soon as we get the new meter, we’re going to replace it,” Louis Pinneri said. “And I never heard it from them again.” …. : Rodgers says in recent months, dozens of small to mid-size solar installers, contractors and companies have failed. “It is an industry that has pretty much collapsed,” he said. “And the other problem, I’ll just tell you, is the government … ’Oh, we can’t do it because we can’t get this vote through. Oh, we’re going to pay for a part of your system, we’re not going to pay for part of your system.' And those jerk-arounds take a toll.”

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Splitpair this was just released. Gives a good review of the water and electric needs of new data centers. And how accommodating utilities have been:

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The local officials of areas looking to courts data centers passed laws that allow utilities to pass the cost of infrastructure upgrades to support data center high power draw to end customers.

So basically, data centers get cheap power and don’t need to pay for the needed upgrades.

Somewhat-Reticent

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allow utilities to pass the cost of … upgrades … to ~~end~~ other customers

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