The bulk of the funding is coming from the Montana Forest Legacy Program. Read up on it. It has put CE's on a large chunk of Northwest Montana over the last 25 plus years. How is this not a bad thing if you are a hunter that wants public access to quality privately-owned land...
I could always DIY the install and hire an electrician to do the grid tie.
$2,500 for 11 panels plus shipping.
https://www.solarflexion.com/product-p/SIL-410-HCPLUS.htm?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwiYOxBhC5ARIsAIvdH52DEagtABf1Q1m_JA3lP0dTKKLkcBdm2iBi591vRXh5ew4A45Uql2saAjfmEALw_wcB
Silfab is now manufacturing in your gloomy neck of the woods, @SAJ-99 . Can't believe you won't crack open your wallet and install some of these cutting edge panels.
https://silfabsolar.com/silfab-solar-to-execute-usa-cell-manufacturing-facility/
$4 a month meter rent fee is all. I still would have a natural gas bill from Northwest for furnace and water heater. $14,400 still sounds steep for a 4.5kw grid tied solar package installed. The company, Freedom Energy, is only 10 days out to install, and eager to get started. Maybe they can...
When you said I can make the grid more robust by putting solar on my roof, I decided to get a quote. This is what I found out.
6% return on my investment.
No electric bill from Northwest energy with net metering.
Get to starve the beast out of $4,300.
Made in America Silfab panels.
What do you...
Now you are starting to catch on. Poor people can’t afford to put solar panels on their roofs, even with a tax credit. Rich people can, and that raises the value of their homes, while being partially funded by all taxpayers.