Carbon tax on electricity? Even more of a reason to make my own lol. Although I doubt carbon tax will be on electricity. Electricity is provincially regulated, not federally and most hydro comes from non carbon sources. But if it is I'll be using so little electricity it won't matter anyway. What's your beef with heat pumps in Canada? Maybe you are unaware. They operate just fine down to 1.4 degrees F and when it needs help it has electric aux heat, which I produce myself! Snow on panels? Ya but so what? Not for long. Solar's not a big producer in the winter anyway. That's the beauty of Net Metering. Produce enough power in sunny days to use up during slower months.
And listen, I'm not here to convince you about the merits of solar, that's been done. Nor am I trying to sell you something. I'm a numbers guy, always have been. Very successful at it too. I retired at 44 because I crunch numbers and plan for personal wealth.
So closeminded! "Lot of should, projected and blah blah". What the hell do you want me to say? I don't even have the panels yet to offer any firm data! All I can go by are the millions of solar reviews by homeowners and project my own outcome. I laugh that you equate solar power to your dream of living in a fantasy land of 7 days of sunshine. On my own dime? I am. The fact that the government returns about 80% of the taxes I paid for the system isn't enough IMO. And think about it...the more residential solar out there the less hydro infrastructure needed in the future. If more people had solar, less tax dollars would be needed to produce the growing electrical demand. Look at the bigger picture.
And listen, I'm not here to convince you about the merits of solar, that's been done. Nor am I trying to sell you something. I'm a numbers guy, always have been. Very successful at it too. I retired at 44 because I crunch numbers and plan for personal wealth.
