Congrats! You forgot to say your garage is full of marijuana plants hence the $1k consumption bills.
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Sadly, itās more of having two AC units from the 90s, a pool pump, a previous owner that ducted the AC into the garage, and living in the middle of the desert where itās 100+ all summerā¦
and CA having ridiculously high power rates.
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Panel gap and leftover crumbs in their āNot-CPOā cars arenāt for everyone.
You are a perfect example for solar! I was at $250/mo for the 3 summer months and my solar payoff is just under 5 yearsā¦yours should be at about 3 years. Look into it fast.
Unfortunately, my roof is facing the wrong direction and largely shaded by trees for solar to be effective. Iāve gone down that route.
I managed to cut that $1000 back to $4-500 by closing off the ducting to the garage and keeping the ac set to a higher temp. Still hurts, but not as bad.
Iām a much better candidate for moving out of California. Screw this place.
Our place in California is smaller and itās empty ~3 weeks a month, but itās not uncommon for our gas/electric bills to be higher.
Can you share numbers about solar payoff in 5 years or fewer?
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Yes, i hear AZ or NV deserts are nicerā¦no trees to shade your roof either.
Oh, if I leave CA, Iām leaving the desert too.
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This thread is about leasing a Tesla. Again - no one cares what you have, what you pay for or how you try to steer a thread in the āAsk The Hackrsā section off-course making it about you.
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Anything for youā¦
Sale price: 20,150
Net price: 14105 (after fed)
Options: $2k electric panel upgrade (older house)
5.4kw system
Yearly consumption cost $1380 before pv
Excess generation enough to cover 10k ev miles per year
RX replaced by eGolf
RX 5 year gas cost= (10000/20*4)5=10000 (optimistic as the computer was showing 17.2 mpg)
Total= 14105-((13805)+10000)=-2795
As you can see, i did it with the āhelpā of high gas prices and bringing an ev into the calc that replaced a gas guzzler. CA also have long sun hours and cloudless days. Also that panel replacement is something many wonāt have to do. Another variable is pv pricesā¦which have come down even more since i did mine.
Anyway to stay on topic i will sayā¦
Tesla.
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Wow. You are able to generate excess electricity with a 5.4kw panel? I must be doing something wrong. I need 10kw just to replace current electric usage!
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Put me on ignore. The cost of electricity discussion started several posts above mine 
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Itās spicy in here today! Tesla effect, I guess. 
How does one actually put you on ignore here on LH?
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Need to apply your hackr skills to shopping for electricity suppliers. Weāre practically next door, but pay 6 cents a kwh and 10% off if you sign up for community renewable program.
I donāt think there is much I can do
What is this shopping for electricity suppliers thing you speak of? Doesnāt work when you live in a state that allows the utilities to have a monopoly.
Sucks to be you, but in Mass I easily found a supplier offering 10 cents per kwh. Thereās probably less if you choose a longer term contract.