Re:A 100MW solar farm in Texas will mount panels directly on...
by 2ICofafireteam on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @01:50AM
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That's a nice return. Where I am (BC) we can do net metering but no longer get paid the surplus and I think our power costs are at the lower end of things.
Being in a rain forest doesn't help. Don't get me wrong, the summers are as bright as anywhere else, but the cloudy winters are brutal if you want sunshine.
If it's financed with a mortgage that's another thing to consider.
I just don't ever hear solar come up in conversations about resale. I've heard a couple Realtors mention that energy efficient design is something coming up most often. The big questions are still about the area and how many bed/bath rooms there are.
>(assuming you already have a kitchen...).
You can always get a second kitchen....a summer kitchen.
Not at today's power prices. A typical kitchen will easily cost as much or more than solar and solar ROI is about 20 to 25% right now, no kitchen will come even close to adding that kind of value to a house. If you can afford to do both, do both, but if you have to choose solar is #1 from an investment perspective (assuming you already have a kitchen...).