Hearing George Harrison smoothly proclaim the inner warmth always brings me a sigh of contentment, however, the 107 degree temperatures of a Northern California summer do not. In fact, my HVAC system is complaining louder than a hungry, over-tired, over-heated toddler, and at 15 years old, that’s not good.
Enter the nice man explaining a shiny, new solar energy system for my roof…my eyes mist over as I envision another passive income stream, hopefully much larger than my blogs and books combined, and a new electric car (hopefully with hover capabilities) sending my gas AND electric bills into extinction. That really is my dream (minus the hovering without my wand), as I would love to become much more self-sufficient than my garden allows.
Back to the future, the system is actually less than $20,000, and should handle more than 85% of my all electric home’s needs for all but 2 months of the year – that’s $150+ per month in my pocket until it’s paid off in 6 years, and double that from then on. Unfortunately, the HVAC system alone is about $12,000, so the solar panels will stay dark for just a little while longer. Maybe when my first teenager starts to drive in 2 years, I will be able to get him an electric car…wouldn’t that just make him the coolest potential date on the block? Yeah, probably not – so it’s a done deal!
Have you considered solar energy? Do you know anyone who is using it? Advise Please?!
Mary Kathryn Johnson
Author ~ Entrepreneur ~ Mom
