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Re:Pakistan says rooftop solar output to exceed grid demand ... by neebz on Thursday November 27, 2025 @01:39PM (#46072022)
We switched to solar in 2021 expecting a 3.5-year payback. Electricity prices rose so fast that we recovered the investment in under two years.

Also the national grid is notorious for it's frequent blackouts (load-shedding) since the early ’90s. Solar allowed us to have uninterrupted supply in the mornings and longer backups during night.

Re:Pakistan says rooftop solar output to exceed grid demand ... by testing22321 on Thursday November 27, 2025 @03:46PM (#46073100)
We got roof top solar 1.5 years ago in Canada. Payoff will be 6-5 years, but we got an interest free loan to cover it.

So we’ll just pay what we would have for power for those years ~$1000 a year, then we’ll have free power for 20 more, saving something like $20,000 for $0 investment.

Re:Pakistan says rooftop solar output to exceed grid demand ... by applied_heat on Thursday November 27, 2025 @05:20PM (#46073708)
Where in Canada?
Re:Pakistan says rooftop solar output to exceed grid demand ... by testing22321 on Thursday November 27, 2025 @08:38PM (#46074810)
BC. Tight valley, TONS of snow.
Re:Pakistan says rooftop solar output to exceed grid demand ... by toomuchtodo on Thursday November 27, 2025 @02:40PM (#46072576)
Rough location (if you feel comfortable sharing ground truth)?
Re:Pakistan says rooftop solar output to exceed grid demand ... by phreeza on Thursday November 27, 2025 @03:19PM (#46072899)
Re:Pakistan says rooftop solar output to exceed grid demand ... by tibbydudeza on Thursday November 27, 2025 @03:03PM (#46072785)
South Africa - load shedding is a curse word here :).
Re:Pakistan says rooftop solar output to exceed grid demand ... by toomuchtodo on Thursday November 27, 2025 @03:07PM (#46072817)
Great to hear about the fast payback period, wishing you reliable power :)
Re:Pakistan says rooftop solar output to exceed grid demand ... by kragen on Thursday November 27, 2025 @03:10PM (#46072831)
tibbydudeza didn't post about a fast payback period. Maybe neebz is his wife?
Re:Pakistan says rooftop solar output to exceed grid demand ... by toomuchtodo on Thursday November 27, 2025 @04:18PM (#46073309)
Broadly speaking, payback period in South Africa is very fast due to similar grid economics to Pakistan.
Re:Pakistan says rooftop solar output to exceed grid demand ... by kragen on Thursday November 27, 2025 @04:42PM (#46073491)
But neebz may not be in Pakistan either. Oh, they are: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43622584
Re:Pakistan says rooftop solar output to exceed grid demand ... by tibbydudeza on Friday November 28, 2025 @04:20AM (#46077025)
Payback - I never factored that in or even thought about that.

I was more concerned about having reliable power and reducing my electricity bill.

The daily 2-hour power cuts were getting out of hand, and I was running my business from my home office, so the tax incentives helped slightly.

The grid is more stable now as new power units became available but a big chunk of middle-class consumers using solar are using way less power now, so the local town councils are having problems balancing their books (town councils re-sells electricity from the national operator).