Some people have asked who my solar installer is and what my system cost.
I am using a local company based on the San Francisco peninsula called Dura Foam Solar (they began as a foam roofing company, and I have a foam roof, that is in part why I chose them). As far as I know they do not work outside the Bay Area but you can always contact them directly and ask. See Solar Power – Dura Foam Roofing
I am not going to publicly post the exact cost but I will say that for the system as I described in my first post in this thread, with the Powerwall, and before the Federal tax credit, it is somewhere near $40K.
To those who may point out that I could have directly purchased all the individual system components for much less and installed them myself (or found someone to install them for a lower cost than what I am paying), my response is that I did not chose to do that for a variety of what I consider good reasons, and leave it at that. I bring that up because I know that in other TMC threads about solar installs some people have posted expressing incredulity at the cost of a solar system, saying that they could do it for much less. And good for them.
Please do not turn this thread into a debate about the pros and cons of self-install or similar. I very much want this thread to stay focused on my solar installation and the Powerwall since I have not yet seen a thread on TMC where a member has posted about their solar/Powerwall installations and many people are interested about the subject.
Thank you. More information about my install coming soon. Today a Tesla Energy employee is onsite and working with the electricians, and she is awesome! So smart and helpful.
I am using a local company based on the San Francisco peninsula called Dura Foam Solar (they began as a foam roofing company, and I have a foam roof, that is in part why I chose them). As far as I know they do not work outside the Bay Area but you can always contact them directly and ask. See Solar Power – Dura Foam Roofing
I am not going to publicly post the exact cost but I will say that for the system as I described in my first post in this thread, with the Powerwall, and before the Federal tax credit, it is somewhere near $40K.
To those who may point out that I could have directly purchased all the individual system components for much less and installed them myself (or found someone to install them for a lower cost than what I am paying), my response is that I did not chose to do that for a variety of what I consider good reasons, and leave it at that. I bring that up because I know that in other TMC threads about solar installs some people have posted expressing incredulity at the cost of a solar system, saying that they could do it for much less. And good for them.
Please do not turn this thread into a debate about the pros and cons of self-install or similar. I very much want this thread to stay focused on my solar installation and the Powerwall since I have not yet seen a thread on TMC where a member has posted about their solar/Powerwall installations and many people are interested about the subject.
Thank you. More information about my install coming soon. Today a Tesla Energy employee is onsite and working with the electricians, and she is awesome! So smart and helpful.
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