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Man Pays $3 Electric Bill Thanks To Solar Panels
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Installing a solar electric power system can dramatically cut or even eliminate your electric bills, say owners of such systems.
News stories from around the United States and Canada this year show how people in all walks of life have been able to use solar panels to combat the constantly rising rate of electricity – and in some cases to protect themselves from an unreliable grid.
$3 Electric Bill
Hans Wekking of Surrey, British Columbia, pays just $3 a month for energy and that amount includes the cost of charging his electric car. His 10 solar panels are tied into the grid.
“This shields you from any rate hikes,” he said. “Once you’ve paid for the system, the electricity is free,” he said. “So if there’s any future rate increases — like gasoline keeps going up, so is electricity — so for 25 years you are producing electricity,” he added.
Wekking is correct about future rate increases – in both countries. The US Department of Energy estimates that the cost of electricity in the United States will increase by 21 percent over the next 10 years and 51 percent over the next 20 years. That makes the $10,000 that Wekking spent on his solar system a very good investment, he said.
Source: http://www.offthegridnews.com/2013/10/28/man-pays-3-electric-bill-thanks-to-solar-panels/
