katesnanna

DH & I are doing the Happy Dance. We have signed up to have Solar Power put on. With the cost of electricity going through the roof we are doing something we have wanted to do for so long. We thought we couldn't do it until we could replace our Super 6 roof (Asbestos). Our house is around 100 years old, don't know if the roof is. We were looking at tens of thousands of dollars to have that done. I found a company who would do it providing the roof wasn't flaking. I wasn't even looking, just a lovely lady named Helen started talking to me in a shopping mall I've been to maybe twice in 25 years. Was just filling in time waiting for an elderly friend whom I had dropped off at the hospital.
We had someone come to check the roof this morning and he says it looks fine, He will clean & paint it next week.
It won't be installed until the beginning of November as DH will be away for 6 weeks. So from next year no more power bills. Yahoo!!
Power has gone up so much since our previous state government privatized it and is reported to rise another 47% in the next 18 months. As we live in the Sunshine state, Queensland, this just makes so much sense. Just wanted to share this great news with everyone.

Lisa_wanna_b_quilter

I'm always happy to hear of anyone finding a way to use cleaner energy sources. I hope it all goes well for you and would love to hear more about it and see pictures when it is all installed.

Jingle

Sounds like a good deal with your power going up so high. I hope it is all you want it to be.

katesnanna

We just want to cover our power bill, not looking to make $$$ selling it back to the electricity provider. With the way everything is going up this is a giant step towards keeping one step ahead. DH is a Vietnam vet and on a full TPI pension. He only gets a pay rise if the CPI goes up which it doesn't always. I'm not complaining, we manage quite well because he also has a super which pays him each fortnight. We also love that Solar energy does no harm to the environment . Will post pics when it is installed.

wanda lou

congrats for going off grid, we hope to do the sme soon.

alwayslearning

Please check the installer's and the manufacturer's credentials carefully. Meeting "a lovely lady" at a shopping mall you happened to visit just makes my antennae go up. I congratulate you on wanting to go solar and truly hope this is the real thing! Wish we could do it.

DebraK

I love, love, love it. Our electricity bill last month was $1.18 ;-) We used to pay any where from $150 to $250 depending on the time of year.

Congratulations! you won't be sorry.

miss_ticky2

Congratulations...and I hope, as someone already has said, that this 'lovely lady' is all legit. What size system are you getting? We've had ours since about April/May last year (3 kw) and the last bill was the first we've had to pay...$37. We used to have a bill of around $400-$500 a quarter. And we only had to pay this time because we'd asked for our credit to be paid out to us. With more overcast days, and the increases, and visitors, we ended up paying this time. Still, not complaining. We'd like to upgrade ours to a bigger system but I don't know if we can afford it..lol. Our company did put an application in for us so we still get the higher payments and we have 12 months to decide. It certainly takes the pressure off when you don't have to pay such a big bill, that's for sure

Latrinka

That's great, can't wait to see it!

JoyjoyMarie

So happy for you - being green is like being a scrap quilter- you're smart enough to use what you already have!!

We took a motorcycle ride thru Pennsylvania last week, and so enjoyed seeing the giant windmills on the hills - I don't know why so many people object to them because of the looks. I think they are just beautiful, and I think they would be great in the ocean too - they've been arguing over that here and in Cape Cod for some time. Good grief!