clearlake, CA
Here is my one year review of my home solar installation by Northern Pacific Power Company. Technician came out and surveyed my roof and I submitted a history of my electrical usage. This was used to develop a proposal based on my needs and my roof environment. This evaluation was done at no cost or commitment to me. Based on their recommendations, we installed Sunpower 7.56Kw system, which included micro invertor on each of the 21 panels ( Sunpower model SPR-X22-360-C-AC). These panels come with a 25 year warranty. Also included was upgrading my main electrical service panel to accommodate the solar circuit. The plans from Northern Pacific were through and when submitted to building department, made the permitting process go easy with no issues. The staff both on site and when I called with questions about my order were very helpful and answered all my questions quickly and completely. There was a total of 21 panels installed on my roof and since it was installed twelve months ago has worked flawlessly. There was a $9,000 tax credit on my federal return that made this purchase more affordable. (I am told this credit will no longer be available after 2019!!) The previous twelve months I spent $2,500 for electricity on my all electric home. Since being changed to a solar account with PGE, my only monthly costs has been minimum delivery charge that varied from $4.76 to $5.26 However since PGE posts a California Climate Credit of $27.70 every six months, I haven’t paid the monthly fee. But now I have my first annual bill with PGE or true up and I owe $389.60 for the electricity I have used from PGE for the whole year!! At this rate my solar system will have paid for itself in 11 years. However this is assuming PGE doesn’t raise its rates. If they do, the value of using solar will increase and my break even or pay off time will be reduced further. It is worth noting my power use increased after my solar system was installed. This is due to my installing a 220 volt spa, otherwise I probably would have broke even. It wasn’t until winter was almost over that I changed the temp settings to a lower default setting and only raised it before use. In conclusion, I am very pleased with my solar system and would urge anyone thinking about it, do it before the end of 2019. Northern Pacific Power was knowledgeable and professional from the technician doing site analysis to the plans department, phone support and especially the installation crew. The installation looks attractive and well done.... read more
Type: Residential Electric
Reviewed: 06/06/2019
Here is my one year review of my home solar installation by Northern Pacific Power Company. Technician came out and surveyed my roof and I submitted a history of my electrical usage. This was used to develop a proposal based on my needs and my roof environment. This evaluation was done at no cost or commitment to me. Based on their recommendations, we installed Sunpower 7.56Kw system, which included micro invertor on each of the 21 panels ( Sunpower model SPR-X22-360-C-AC). These panels come with a 25 year warranty. Also included was upgrading my main electrical service panel to accommodate the solar circuit. The plans from Northern Pacific were through and when submitted to building department, made the permitting process go easy with no issues. The staff both on site and when I called with questions about my order were very helpful and answered all my questions quickly and completely. There was a total of 21 panels installed on my roof and since it was installed twelve months ago has worked flawlessly. There was a $9,000 tax credit on my federal return that made this purchase more affordable. (I am told this credit will no longer be available after 2019!!) The previous twelve months I spent $2,500 for electricity on my all electric home. Since being changed to a solar account with PGE, my only monthly costs has been minimum delivery charge that varied from $4.76 to $5.26 However since PGE posts a California Climate Credit of $27.70 every six months, I haven’t paid the monthly fee. But now I have my first annual bill with PGE or true up and I owe $389.60 for the electricity I have used from PGE for the whole year!! At this rate my solar system will have paid for itself in 11 years. However this is assuming PGE doesn’t raise its rates. If they do, the value of using solar will increase and my break even or pay off time will be reduced further. It is worth noting my power use increased after my solar system was installed. This is due to my installing a 220 volt spa, otherwise I probably would have broke even. It wasn’t until winter was almost over that I changed the temp settings to a lower default setting and only raised it before use. In conclusion, I am very pleased with my solar system and would urge anyone thinking about it, do it before the end of 2019. Northern Pacific Power was knowledgeable and professional from the technician doing site analysis to the plans department, phone support and especially the installation crew. The installation looks attractive and well done.... read more
Type: Other
Reviewed: 06/06/2019
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