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Cost to build array - ? Cost lost to use that land for something else - ? Reduced cost selling back to Power Co, + ?
Yes. The array has paid for itself, I discussed this in a another thread before. I used no subsidies or debt, I paid for it once the cost to production ratio became a close enough gap to be profitable.
The land is generating income as a, at this time, no-cost power supply and small income stream in liquid asset. Otherwise it sits there costing me property tax.
There is no "Reduced" cost selling back to the power company since I am not using power to generate the sold power. I am only generating power that goes into the grid passively, and I have no means, nor does anyone else, to generate power at the rate and cost of a 3 stack power plant. They pay me less than they charge, but so does everyone else that sells things they buy. Also I am unable to sell power to customers at all, so selling into the grid is the only plausible (but not only) means for gaining consistent income from the surplus.
If one had a EV, drove RT 50 miles to work. Solar on trunk, roof, hood, parked outside, got to work at 1 hour after sun rise, and left one hour before sundown. Parked outside on Sat/Sun. One would break even, in about 10-12 years.
Possibly. Some can do it at 50 miles a day in less time than that, but not many. The problem is finding humans that pay cash up front for an EV and then actually collect and analyze the maintenance information. Just like people that buy gasoline vehicles that do not calculate their "break even" point by means of dollars per mile, but miles per gallon. They feel great "breaking even" in a year when they ignore all cost besides gasoline.
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