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Solar Panel questions…?

Alright my family and i are buying a new home in Bradford,Ontario, we we thinking about solar panels and had a couple questions:
1. how much are they each?
2. how many will we need to power a single family home(4 ppl)
3. where can we find them in ontario?
4.how much money do they really save you?
5.what kind of energy do they providfe you with

I have a system that was installed last year. I have 20 panels which provide me with about 75% of my electricity. I do use less electricity than the average home. I use an average of 45 kwh in the summer, my neighbor uses more than double that. I paid $26K for the system, but I got a $10K rebate from my utility and the US gives a fed. tax credit.

I am saving about $2K per year, so it will take just over 6 years to break even. I also have what I think is called net metering, my utility allows my meter to run backwards when I generate more energy than I use, so pretty much the entire time the sun is out in the summer.

Having energy efficient appliances, reducing standby energy and using conservative climate control really helps keep my usage down. Weather striping, insulation and clean well maintained systems all help as well.

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