We found the effects of tariffs and extreme weather, relief (finally!) in the egg cooler, plus one case of shrinkflation.

  • tomkattEnglish
    2·
    5 hours ago

    Yikes. My solar setup is pretty close to net-zero usage (generally covers between 98% to 102% of my usage year to year), and my county does net metering so at most I have a connection fee and one small partial bill annually.

    Admittedly, the initial buildout was pricey ($33k), but tax subsidies were still in place at the time and after the rebates the cost was only $22k. Was worth it, since it was more for ensuring stable power during outages since I work from home. The monthly power billing was an afterthought, but nice nonetheless.

    • Dyskolos@lemmy.zip
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      4 hours ago

      98% coverage sounds awesome. Well worth it, either way. yet takes some years to amortize.

      Here (Germany) it’s quite nicely subsidized. Can even get a charging station for your EV for free.

      I don’t work, so it’s just “for fun” here, but would only ever recommend to to solar. Especially since prices are so high. Currently paying like 35 cent for the kWh. And my gaming rig and servers eat a lot of those. A lot 🫠