Solar rant...

You'll recoup your costs in 15-20 years. ~ Solar industry dipshits

Ok, after reading yet another article tying costs of solar solely to one's reduction in energy costs, I had to voice in.

I am so sick of this particular analysis regarding the benefits to adding solar to one's property. Listen, people... solar panels are an investment that will be recouped not only in lower energy costs (immediate cost recoup) but in increased home equity (delayed cost recoup). Anyone who sits there and tells you that this isn't a worthwhile investment because it will take x number of years to recoup is completely missing the point.

I hear this all the time (and have even been discouraged from adding solar to my home by people IN THE INDUSTRY) due to this argument. "How long do you plan to stay in your home? 8 years? Then it isn't worth doing." Seriously guys, you are perhaps the worst sales people on the planet. Improving your home's energy efficiency directly influences the value of your property. Jeez.

Ok. I feel a bit better now.

~stubert.