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“Easy-to-install solar panels that plug into a regular outlet are getting attention just as Americans are worried about rising energy costs. That's because these plug-in or balcony solar panels start shaving off part of a homeowner's or renter's utility bill right away.

"”A year ago, nobody was talking about this," says Cora Stryker, co-founder of Bright Saver, a California nonprofit group that advocates for plug-in solar. The panels are already popular in Germany, where more than 1.2 million of the small plug-in systems are registered with the German government.”

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[–] FaygoRedPop@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (5 children)

You can buy the kit for $2,500. Using my rates and usage, it's still not worth it.

Monthly savings

$21.25

89 kWh offset

New est. bill $90.01 down from $111.26

Annual savings $255 per year

9.8 yrs to break even

[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 11 points 3 days ago (2 children)

What size of unit did you calculate with? Typically the ones sold in Europe are below 1000€, some even as cheap as 600€.

[–] FaygoRedPop@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 8 points 3 days ago

You can probably order one for half the price 🤷

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