The Grandview area is home to a growing number of residents who have installed solar. We've formed a Solar Grandview Group to share our experiences with you! Check out the resources below, and don't hesitate to reach out to us with any questions about the process!
Solar Info Session with Grandview-area Residents (2/26/2021)
Webinar Description: Are you considering going solar? Did you know that more than 15 homes in Grandview Heights have recently made the leap, along with several others in the surrounding area?
See your neighbors talk about going solar! This session was organized by the folks at Sustainable Grandview and was wholly comprised by your neighbors. No industry reps -- as great as many of them are -- joined the session.
The session has two parts:
- A 30-minute presentation covering the logistics, costs, savings, financing options, and more.
- A 30+ minute, informal Q&A session, with a panel of 5 of your neighbors who have gone solar. Learn from their experiences!
Solar Info Session with Grandview-area Residents (2/26/2021)
Webinar Description: Are you considering going solar? Did you know that more than 15 homes in Grandview Heights have recently made the leap, along with several others in the surrounding area?
See your neighbors talk about going solar! This session was organized by the folks at Sustainable Grandview and was wholly comprised by your neighbors. No industry reps -- as great as many of them are -- joined the session.
The session has two parts:
- A 30-minute presentation covering the logistics, costs, savings, financing options, and more.
- A 30+ minute, informal Q&A session, with a panel of 5 of your neighbors who have gone solar. Learn from their experiences!
Corrections from the presentation (from Andy):
- At the 3:48 mark, I inadvertently said that Ohio's nuclear power plants (Davis-Besse and Perry) are 70 yrs old. They both began construction in the 1970s and were commissioned in 1978 and 1987, respectively.
- Around the 6:20 mark, I suggested that $21,000 (for a 10 kW) system would cover all of your usage if your usage is 10,000 kWh per year. I was actually doing the wrong math in my head there. Under normal circumstances, an 8 kW system will generate 10,000 kWh/year (which is about the average OH electric usage). This number is sometimes more, sometimes less, depending largely on which way your panels face and how much shading there is. The average cost of that system in OH runs $16,694 after federal tax credits.
- Around 22:30, I didn't just misspeak -- I straight up had the wrong info, based on what I believed was a reliable source. The actual facts: most solar panels used to be polycrystalline, but in the past few years residential panels have rapidly shifted to mostly monocrystalline, including my own. How embarrassing! The choice people are making today is between standard black vs newer all-black panels. The all-black panels do not have a visible metal frame or gridlines. They are slightly less efficient but more aesthetically pleasing to many. Here is a good summary of the choices: https://stellarsolar.net/2018/02/20/aesthetically-pleasing-solar-panels-style-guide/
Solar Homeowner Profiles
Click the documents below to learn more about your neighbors who serve on our local "Solar Panel." If you have gone solar and would like to join our homeowners group, please reach out to us!
- At the 3:48 mark, I inadvertently said that Ohio's nuclear power plants (Davis-Besse and Perry) are 70 yrs old. They both began construction in the 1970s and were commissioned in 1978 and 1987, respectively.
- Around the 6:20 mark, I suggested that $21,000 (for a 10 kW) system would cover all of your usage if your usage is 10,000 kWh per year. I was actually doing the wrong math in my head there. Under normal circumstances, an 8 kW system will generate 10,000 kWh/year (which is about the average OH electric usage). This number is sometimes more, sometimes less, depending largely on which way your panels face and how much shading there is. The average cost of that system in OH runs $16,694 after federal tax credits.
- Around 22:30, I didn't just misspeak -- I straight up had the wrong info, based on what I believed was a reliable source. The actual facts: most solar panels used to be polycrystalline, but in the past few years residential panels have rapidly shifted to mostly monocrystalline, including my own. How embarrassing! The choice people are making today is between standard black vs newer all-black panels. The all-black panels do not have a visible metal frame or gridlines. They are slightly less efficient but more aesthetically pleasing to many. Here is a good summary of the choices: https://stellarsolar.net/2018/02/20/aesthetically-pleasing-solar-panels-style-guide/
Solar Homeowner Profiles
Click the documents below to learn more about your neighbors who serve on our local "Solar Panel." If you have gone solar and would like to join our homeowners group, please reach out to us!
Sara and Jeff Hager
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Oliver Decker
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Brian Will
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Andy Leber
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