No Power Bill Ever Again? How to Break Free From the Power Grid Forever
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
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We have been energy independent since 2012, installing 13.2 k W solar system and 2 PW2's in 2018, making us a microgrid 8+months of the year, while also charging our two Tesla vehicles, and transmit our excess solar energy back to grid. We generated 372% of our energy needs for our all electric home last year. We paid off our solar within 7 years with WA incentives in place in 2012.
Energy freedom is the greatest thing.
Best show . Love this format. Very interesting.
It's great to hear from someone who has been there.
Your guest rocks.
CONGRATS TO IAN 🎉🎉🎉
Since theres talk of buying a house in this episode, if you want to know when the market is in a bubble, vs a good price, check out the ratio of your mortgage to annual wage (or similar ratios). That way you get the house priced in wages, and you can compare that to historic charts (easy to find on the internet). A ratio of 4-5 times is when it starts to get expensive, if the house is 6 times higher or more than your annual wage then walk away. Conversely 2.5 and below is cheap, and from 2.5 to 4 tends to be fair price.
Btw city and countrysides tend to be priced differently, and regions can vary a lot
Brian great program, thank you. ;o)
35 Solar Panels 13.2 kW , PW2 battiey, heat pump hotwater, all lawncare is battery. Hate Power Companies and Fossil Fuel companie. Been driving an EV since 2019.
Heck yeah!
Thanks Brian!
Evacuated Solar Tubes are great for hot water heating especially in northern climates with low sunlight. I'm going to add some panels to my radiant floor heating system. I'm going to use them to melt the snow in my driveway so I never have to shovel again.
I don’t know what a evacuated solar tube is.
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Amazing content. Super cool guest 👍🏾 here's to 'free energy' 🍸
EVEN A SMALL SOLAR SYSTEM IN MEXICO AND MANY OTHER COUNTRIES CAN KEEP YOUR POWER RATES LOW BECAUSE THEY CAN KEEP YOUR USAGE WITH IN THE LOWER PRICED USAGE TIERS
A good secondary benefit!
Been asking for awhile, but would still love to see a feature on indigenous Mexican EV brands including Zacua Motors.
Common Sense. So cool. My L2 at home broke, had to use 110 for couple weeks, total aha moment.
In what way? I prefer my L2 of course, but even if I couldn't have it, I'd still be happy.
Sorry, Brian, I don't have any optional comments today. Here's a spare mandatory one from your last video.
Best to remain caught up any way possible.
Solar on the roof of my home covered most of my electricity last year, but a house battery would be a nice addition. Even though I have 48 amp 240V level 2 charging, I usually set it to 10 - 12 amps to charge overnight.
Thanks for this info!
I have 46 solar panels on the roof and 3 power walls in the garage. we converted everything in the house to electric and also told the gas company to come and get there meter.
FORTY SIX!
Solar is 10 cent Wp. 5000 Wp cost now 500 usd. 50 dollar a Panel 500 Wp 10 Panels makes 500 usd 5000 Wp. Thats the Price of Solar today.
I’m off grid in New Mexico. I have a Tesla Model Y. I charge it with a Tesla level 2 charger. Currently I max out around 9 kw. I will soon add a second 12 kw inverter and more solar panels so I can charge at the full 48 amps at 240 volts.
Great video Brian 🎉. I'd like to see more stuff on energy. What has Texas done since winter storm Uri ,how did California get rid of the duck curve and just generally how the US is going with low carbon energy. Cheers Rossco
Duck curve turns out to be easier to solve than expected. You face the panels west inst of south and you get a bit less power, but at the time you need it most. It's what they did at Giga Texas.
I am not off grid. No Energybill since 2012.
I have Rooftop Solar. Kitchen Boiler 125 dollar. Shower Boiler 175 dollar.
Inductioncooking 200 usd.
And LG Therma V Monoblock 9 KW Heatpump. 3500 dollar.
No Gas. No Energybill.
November december januari februari i use 3000 kWh from the grid.
March april may june july august september oktober I have my own Rooftop Solar. Can be done everywhere Anywhere. Cheap and Easy.
In Groningen Nederland.
Surprisingly good south of the border. Thanks, Brian.
2 powerwall 3's added to existing solar was quoted $35k. Solar system cost $25k. 33 year payback. For both.
Doesn't make sense everywhere.
Solar panels 25k? That’s like over 250 panels. Are you running the whole block? Isn’t power wall 3 like 8-9k? +install a day or two.
Anyone here considered the idea of a partial solar install with batteries designed to just "peel away" the heaviest electric use items in your house. A system completely separated from the grid? The battery side would be smaller than what would be needed to carry the whole house but the system could then significantly lower your monthly bill for a much lower install cost. Maybe a small ground mount system in the corner of your property with a tracking mount squeezing some extra KWs out of the system and using bi-facial panels. Seeing the EG4 mini-splits that have a built-in solar panel input/controller brought that to mind.
Here in the UK, solar is shite 🌞💩
However, despite this, our 147sqm all-electric Passivhaus is net-zero and generates an INCOME of about £50/month or £600/year💰
We have 13.8kWp of solar on a 10kW inverter with a 5kW grid export limit.
We also have 2 x Powerwall 2, so 27kWh/10kW of battery storage/power, a myenergi Zappi Level 2 EV charger with a Renault Zoe 52kWh EV that does 12k miles per year.
For hot water we have a myenergi Eddi solar diverter feeding a Mixergy direct electric hot water tank and our only heating is a few dirt-cheap portable electric oil-filled radiators totalling 2.8kW. The house is 20°C inside all year round despite having no A/C.
Call it independence or freedom or whatever you like, I just call it comfortable 😊
What sits at the bottom of the sea and twitches? A nervous wreck
What sits in a lazy boy and whines? A typical American.
I have 36 400 watt solar panels on my roof and RV inclosure. After having these panels for just one year, I received a credit for 173.00 for the full year. This power I produced in BC Canada which has very limited solar in the winter has powered my home and my Tesla model Y free of charge. BC Hydro credits me for my excess power produced and I use a portion of this credit in the winter but still have a credit at the end of the year. I am purchasing a Cybertruck in one month.as my second vehicle and may add a few panels if required to keep power requirements cost free. Also received a 5000.00 government grant and an Interest free loan for 10 years for New windows, insolation and also our solar upgrade. Win Win Win with solar and Electric vehicles. 🇨🇦😎 ps cost us 20,000 for the solar array + my Cyber truck will be my battery backup for up to 4 days if required!
Good info from Ian. Sadly my utility in San Diego has eliminated net metering and is looting new solar installations as a result. The VPP from Tesla gets a faster payback.
Insane.
We went through that about 10 years ago in Reno NV. Power company was allowed to axe net metering. Huge uproar, ended up with several utility commission members being recalled. Court battle got metering reinstated although only at 75%. That started my quest to decouple from the utility company. Unfortunately those with the gold get to set most of the rules.
👍🏻🙏🏻❤️ I’d like to get your opinions about dirt, and mould growing on the panels, especially in a mostly wet climate, like the Pacific Northwest. When the panels are on the roof, it’s difficult to properly clean them off, especially if the homeowners aren’t able to do it themselves?
Panels, being black, get hot pretty quick in the sun. Do you not get enough sunlight to dry the panels and burn mold and algae off? I would think that would entail a lot of tree shading which in itself would make solar not a good choice. I've come to the conclusion that pre-solar the useful practice of tree shading to keep house cool in summer gets trumped by solar being able to keep a well insulated house just as cool for free plus the advantage of the extra sunlight helping to dry the structure out between rain events. Grew up in central FL and houses that were tree shaded had much more mold on roofs and were very attractive to rot and termites because of staying damp non-stop.
7:08. I think it's funny how people always talk about how EVs save your brakes. Like that's a big expense or something. Brakes last forever, and they're cheap. However, EVs chew up tires, and more than offset any brake savings you're getting. Every time I hear this I'm just like "boy you're reaching hard to find pros."
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Perhaps the real phrase to ask about is 'permit process.'
Yes. Put some solar panels in your back yard without approval and you'll find the cops at your door with a tank not far behind.
Ridiculous hypotheticals! Haha. I hear this all the time. But I need 500 miles to drive to my mothers house in the boons in South Carolina once a year. Well maybe once every two years because I didn't go last year. People are an endless fountain of complaining and excuses.
What sits on your shoulder and says "Pieces of seven, pieces of seven"? A parroty error.
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*"flywheel battery"* means no more need for batteries been around for many decades actually #flywheel_bus current iteration built by NASA #nasa_flywheel so yes very much could see a collapse in battery prices into upon the USA big time also too this system provides "orientation" in flight so very valuable product indeed is an understatement could be used to create self "righting" aircraft similar to what is already done in the boating industry in the USA with the #sea_keeper_gyro also "gyro copter" #gyro_copter for crazy efficient flight operations...no need for a battery😊😊
Wanting to be able to go solar to save money and have a pending order for a 13.53 kw system and one power wall. But the local power company won't allow me to use what I will produce, as it's a buy all sell all arrangement....
8 minutes old fusion is the way...
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The real no power bill this February 10
looking at solar in the Philippines...........
Did you hear the news about Ivanpah?
I heard years ago that it would be closing down, then saw a FLOOD of stories last week celebrating it. Very unusual timing.
Great show, in the past, right sizing ment just to cover expenses. Now with cheaper solar panels and batteries. You want to size to have extra power to the grid. Why??
AI, CRYPTO and EVS are power hogs, selling back to the grid will reverse the Netzero trend because they can't build power generation quickly.
What's up with his RH ear bud?
How is tying your solar panels into the power grid, breaking free from the power grid forever? You still need the grid every night.
You might have the option to do battery back up. Where basically your using this in the evenings. But it's another expense and you are interacting with the grid when you just have the solar. It's still independence kind of like a hybrid system. Keep in mind that I produce way more power than I consume. The excess sometimes can also be paid back to you, but in my case, I don't really care. My electric bill is nothing more than an admin charge of a few bucks.
The investment, maintenance and future upgrades are not worth it for anyone over 55.
No power bill? You are going to show us how to steal power from the utility?
Oh Boy!! When the cops show up Ill just show them your video.
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Our power bill is negative, ie our system generates an income of about £50/month or £600/year here in the UK despite our shocking weather! 😂
No offense meant but Ian keeps his mouth wide a straight and I think of a South Park Canadian.
You’ll do the math for calculating “off grid” but not with home ownership which is really renting from the government. Please don’t pretend