• Korhaka@sopuli.xyz
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    1 month ago

    Solar panels are so cheap that they are cheaper than your electric bill… That is the entire point of getting them.

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      1 month ago

      Solar panels are cheaper in the long run after up front costs. People who can’t afford their monthly electric bill don’t have the capital for the up front costs.

      But if I could afford to install a system, yes it would be cheaper after X amount of years.

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        1 month ago

        This is literally what loans are for. Some installers here offer interest free loans too.

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          Loans come with interest payments which makes the cost increase. If someone can’t afford solar panels without a loan then they can’t afford them with the additional interest payments.

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            The whole point of interest free loan is that there is no interest payments on it.