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Although the cost of equipment has come way down, for most homeowners the biggest obstacle to going solar remains price: For a typical house in this area, you’ll have to plunk down about $18,000. But you’ll eventually get your money’s worth.
If you decide to buy a solar energy system, there are many decisions to make, and the most important is selecting an installer.
Since whatever you buy will be up there for years, research the options. Here are the main points.
Making simple repairs or improvements and changing wasteful habits will yield enormous energy savings for most families.
Most of us want to reduce our energy usage, regardless of upfront costs, but limited budgets prevent many homeowners from paying for expensive improvements. Here are affordable-to-most projects that will, in relatively short periods of time, pay for themselves via lower utility bills.
Some purchases and improvements move you toward minimizing or even completely eliminating your home’s net energy consumption. Unfortunately, most families can’t afford them.