Comment on How do Texas residents afford electricity?

blazera@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I hear you, but a solar set up with batteries for a house in TX is often well over $100K. It’s not easy for most of us to pull that off, even with financing. And it’s not an option at all for renters.

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  • thr0w4w4y2@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    $100k

    that’s ten times what it costs to install domestic solar, battery storage across all of Europe including major cities. Why is it so expensive? Panels are ~$200 each online and an inverter is $5k for a really good one.

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    • Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      In Texas, you must also have enough battery power to run your HVAC for at least 12 hours, which is extremely expensive here (~$80k for my home), given how hot it is. Without a substantial battery system, you will lose power when everyone else loses power.

      A whole-home natural gas generator is only about $15k installed, and will run everything as long as your gas stays on.

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  • blazera@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Thats not gonna be the minimum, its a sliding scale of how much solar you can afford.

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    • Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      When you include enough battery storage to keep your HVAC working without interruption, the price becomes extremely high.

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      • blazera@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Crazy thing about AC, its power draw lines up perfectly with solar production, you dont need much storage to run it.

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