Hello everyone,
Despite extensive forum searches and researching sample calculations online, I have not yet found a satisfactory answer: Is a solar panel system on the roof really worth it?
It’s actually quite simple—you compare the additional costs with the ongoing savings on energy bills, add in maintenance costs and so on. Then, of course, you need to account for the opportunity cost of the capital invested. Naturally, you also have to make some assumptions, for example about the future development of electricity prices.
Can anyone share real-life experiences to shed some light on this?
Best regards
HB1
Despite extensive forum searches and researching sample calculations online, I have not yet found a satisfactory answer: Is a solar panel system on the roof really worth it?
It’s actually quite simple—you compare the additional costs with the ongoing savings on energy bills, add in maintenance costs and so on. Then, of course, you need to account for the opportunity cost of the capital invested. Naturally, you also have to make some assumptions, for example about the future development of electricity prices.
Can anyone share real-life experiences to shed some light on this?
Best regards
HB1
Actually, the self-consumption rate is not that important. The system pays for itself even without self-consumption through the feed-in tariff. Roughly speaking, generating one kWh costs about 6-7 cents. It is sold for around 12 cents.
In this respect, the savings from self-consumption are just the icing on the cake.
In this respect, the savings from self-consumption are just the icing on the cake.