That's freaking awesome. I've always wanted to get solar installed on my house, but I am not sure how feasible it is in Michigan. I also think it is hard to trust someone to install it. I see lots of commercials on TV, but they feel like snake oil salesmen. I wish there was an easier way to find licensed and Insured installers.
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Yes, very important to find a reputable vendor and installer. There are a LOT of scammers and shady companies out there. Even after the online vetting we did, I had three of them come to the house. 1 was no way in hell, the other was possible, but felt a little slimy, and only the third felt solid and trustworthy. Even then there were a couple minor discrepancies, but overall very well project managed with a web portal to track status, and they are handling all the permits and power company interactions (so far at least). It was not really worth the investment for us in Vermont, but here in Florida it was a no-brainer. We'll actually have a lower payment than the electric bill was going to be and in 5-8 years will be basically free with no electric bill (or minimal). At least that is the projection. We'll still have to see how it plays out in the real world, but I'm very optimistic for this one. Our initial estimates were based on low month electric bill and did not include the pool filter or Electric Vehicle which is a huge add-on.
Our bill is actually pretty low per month and we have natural gas, so I would still have to pay for that. I really like the disaster recovery and self sustainability aspect of it though. Those are big pluses for me. It's also cool that they handled all the permits for you. Paperwork is annoying!