From Undecided with Matt Ferrell.
What I Learned After 1 Year with New Solar Panels. Go to https://surfshark.com/undecided for 4 extra months of Surfshark at an unbeatable price! It’s been a full year since I installed these solar panels and a large home battery on my new house … and I’ve got some news. They say solar power can save you thousands on energy bills, but what actually happened. This past year was a bit of a rollercoaster ride from the challenges of getting them installed to seeing how well they handled powering my all-electric house through heat waves, freezing temperatures, and a couple of small power outages. Spoiler alert: solar isn’t all sunshine and rainbows. Was my net zero house ready for all of it? Was I able to achieve net zero energy? And most important … was it worth it? Let’s just say, I learned some pretty surprising lessons that may be of use to you.
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Mentioned Videos:
What I Learned in my Net Zero House (Part 1): https://youtu.be/bjjFcsTTNfU?list=PLnTSM-ORSgi7HT9O73K9oYUe19eS-wjxX
My New Net Zero Home Battery Surprised Me: https://youtu.be/Q7piAXkqvOM?list=PLnTSM-ORSgi7FwYRnWkpCSkAeFOzrgh5h
Are We Getting Scammed with Solar? https://youtu.be/BD7aCkLwR7U?list=PLnTSM-ORSgi4lc8GmSStRZwFm4u4erTTb
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Corrections:
1:52 – kWh (not kW)
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Chapters
00:00 – Intro
01:32 – What We Installed
03:19 – The Reasoning
06:29 – House Performance & Costs
14:04 – Takeaways
