Bumping up from the forums.
I see a few homes in Steiner that have installed them. Does anyone here have them? If so can you tell me a little about them? Costs, City and Fed incentives, and effectiveness.
Solar Panel Questions
November 19th, 2008 · 11 Comments
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1 george // Nov 19, 2008 at 3:44 pm
see the following for more info:
http://www.solarcommunity.net/steinerranch.htm
2 Victoria // Nov 20, 2008 at 9:00 am
I can put you in touch with my neighbor who has them if you are interested. email me at vabeling@vmware.com. they are pretty happy with them
3 Michael // Nov 23, 2008 at 10:51 am
Would like to hear more opinions, as well. I’m currently looking into adding panel to my home through solar community. Would like to know from those who’ve had solar panels installed what kind of savings they’re getting from them.
4 Joanna // Nov 23, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Also, is the hail that we sometimes get in Texas a concern with the panels?
5 Michael // Nov 23, 2008 at 1:40 pm
I can’t say for sure, but what I’ve been told is that current solar panels are built to withstand golf ball size hail at 120 mph. They are supposed to be very tough. But, they may just be marketing to take it for what it’s worth!
6 Joanna // Nov 23, 2008 at 4:10 pm
Good to know, thanks Michael.
We’ve been interested in doing this, but I too would really like to hear anyone’s real world experience. I keep waiting for their production to get more commoditized and, therefore, affordable.
7 Dustin // Nov 24, 2008 at 6:22 pm
Hi Neighbors,
I am one of the houses seen from Quinlan Park and on the Solar Community site. I have blogged quite a bit about my experience so feel free to check it out – http://dustin.cykoduck.com/?tag=solar
If you have any questions, please comment or email me from my site.
Regards,
Dustin
8 Patrick // Dec 8, 2008 at 12:35 pm
If you want a local company that is right in the neighborhood you should talk to Lambent Energy. Try http://www.lambentenergy.com
Local provider for west county residents.
9 Anne // Dec 8, 2008 at 2:12 pm
The local company Lambent Engergy is very helpful if you are looking for more information. They should be able to answer your questions and even set you up if you like.
10 Danny // Dec 9, 2008 at 7:14 pm
I had Lambent Energy install my system. They were very helpful and professional. I was also concerned with hail and found out the panels can withstand golf ball size. Lambent Energy reminded me to declare the system for insurance purposes, so golf ball size or not, their covered.
11 Jeff // May 12, 2009 at 2:45 pm
We have many systems running in Austin and only one panel in an 18 panel system was damaged by hail.
I spoke with a few of the other installers in town and found they each lost about one panel.
The consensus is that it takes about an orange sized hail stone to shatter the protective glass. However the system continues to run after the damage but must be replaced before the circuits corrode.
Home owner’s insurance covered the replacement. I will post a photo of the hail damage and a link to a system we are monitoring in Austin.
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