i live in western New York and i would also like to know if i could use this system in winter and what the maintenance would be thanks!
Depends on a lot of different things, among other things how big of a space you want to power. The maintenance isn’t much as there really isn’t much to maintain with solar energy. The panels, inverters, batteries, etc come with warranties and the initial cost of the entire system can be reduced greatly by incentives from your utility and from NYS.
Again without specifics of what you want I really cant give you an accurate number. If its worth anything my Uncle used a company called Sun Electronics (based in Miami) for a big retro fit on his house in the Florida Keys. He had Solar and Wind installed so obviously his situation is a bit more advanced than yours, but he plugged in his solar calculation data into their website, then verified it against google and a few other sites and wound up getting a great price. He wound up referring them to my In Laws for a small solar system on their house outside of Chicago and they enjoyed using them as well.
Good Luck
Depends on a lot of different things, among other things how big of a space you want to power. The maintenance isn’t much as there really isn’t much to maintain with solar energy. The panels, inverters, batteries, etc come with warranties and the initial cost of the entire system can be reduced greatly by incentives from your utility and from NYS.
Again without specifics of what you want I really cant give you an accurate number. If its worth anything my Uncle used a company called Sun Electronics (based in Miami) for a big retro fit on his house in the Florida Keys. He had Solar and Wind installed so obviously his situation is a bit more advanced than yours, but he plugged in his solar calculation data into their website, then verified it against google and a few other sites and wound up getting a great price. He wound up referring them to my In Laws for a small solar system on their house outside of Chicago and they enjoyed using them as well.
Good Luck
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Yes, the system will work in the winter, both the hot water type, and the electric type. You would think it wouldn’t work at heating, but you can actually heat water even whent the temperature is near freezing outside, as long as you have sun. The sun angle will be low in the winter, though, so you may not get much. Also, if snow is an issue in your area, you will have to keep the panels clear of snow.
To get a price, the best thing is to contact a local solar installer. It may not compete well with electricity in your area. Are you sort of near Niagara Falls?
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