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I'm sorry for posting this here. There isn't a solar panel instance, nor did I see anything for electricians. I know there's been a lot of gripe with certain solar companies (solgen being in litigation, and others) but I didn't hear much about freedom forever, since they're new to Seattle area where I'm doing this. Reddit seems to hate this company. But the price seems alright. I'm paying $22k for 7.4kw but getting it down to 15k after the state stipend. Less than $3 a watt which I'm guessing is really good. I'm planning to pay it off in 2 or 3 years. Not the full 25 which will cost me so much more. Can anyone point me in the right direction and if I'm making the right decision?

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[โ€“] lettruthout@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Old time solar user here. I installed a 2.4KW system myself in 2003. Initial cost $16K, reimbursed half of that. We never regretted the cost - only wish we could have installed more. Now we also want batteries.

PS: Have you already considered posting to c/SolarDIY, or searching by "solar" in the Communities page?

[โ€“] Aermis@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I did a search but the DIY one had 24 members or something.

[โ€“] lettruthout@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Yeah, but there's... SolarDIY - 345 subscribers

[โ€“] figaro@lemdro.id 1 points 7 months ago

I mean for this sort of thing I'd check reddit. I'm sure there are some good ideas about this there.