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I Put Solar On My House. Was It Worth It? (Numbers Breakdown)
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Free Power Forever? The Real Cost, Payback Time, and Battery Truth on Solar in NZ
18 months ago, I spent $89,000 on home solar and an electric car. I told you about it, and was flooded with questions on how this could work for other people.
(You can listen to the previous episode from 1 April, titled "I Spent $89,000 on Solar And Electric Car In NZ… Was It Worth It?")
This episode is the follow-up, answering every question from the practical (does my roof even work?) to the financial (do I actually need a $10,000 battery?).
I’ll break down:
- Would solar work on your house, and what it takes to make solar power work
- How to run the numbers to find out how long solar would take to pay itself off. I’ve got a three-figure back-of-envelope calculation anyone can do with last year's power bills
- Do you need a battery to make solar power worthwhile?
- What to do if money's tight, or you rent
- Where solar power is heading next, including balcony solar and virtual power plants
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Production and video editing by Lana Byrne
Audio engineering by Tash Chittock
Filmed by Fanaticals