The Naked Solar Lady (Encore)

On the next encore episode of Probably True  Solar Stories,
a semi-sweet retired teacher gets inspired by Greta Thunberg to
advocate for solar energy. But when her neighbors make excuses
for not getting a solar quote, she starts a radical social media
campaign that almost gets her arrested by the local
Sheriff.

True Solar Takeaways


This story is fiction, but Greta Thunberg is very real and a
true climate action activist. You can follow her on Twitter and
on Instagram, and you can follow her campaign here. 

Here's a link to her "How Dare You" speech. 

Here's a link to her "Blah, blah, blah" speech, which
includes "words that sound great, but led to no action."

It's very, very simple to get a solar quote today. You can
search the web for solar installers in your area, but please
compare prices. Get three estimates and compare online reviews.
As The Naked Solar Lady says in this story, if solar doesn't make
financial sense for you, don't do it.  At least you now know
what it costs today and you'll be able to benchmark for another
set of solar quotes in another year or two. It just takes an hour
of your time. And if it does work, what are you waiting for?

There are also several websites that will compare three
online quotes for you after inputting some information about your
home and energy usage. 

While it's true that solar does not work by itself at night,
that's okay. Almost every solar home remains connected to the
local grid to keep the lights and fridge on at night.

Despite some recent blackouts and brownouts in California and
Texas, the grid rarely goes down. In 2018, the latest data
available, the entire U.S. grid was up and running 94% of the
time, but that's in specific areas. Your utility may be more
stable than others. If you're concerned about being without power
for a few hours or, at most, a day or two, then you can install
batteries with your solar panels.

Batteries have other advantages besides rarely used backup
power. In certain places like California, Hawaii, and other
states, batteries can be used to save more money by storing your
extra solar power for use later when evening and nighttime
utility rates are higher. As mentioned earlier, get three
solar+battery quotes from three qualified and well-reviewed
installers. They'll let you know if installing a battery makes
financial sense for you.  Perhaps it makes sense to only
install a small battery that will be programmed for energy
savings and not backup power. 



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