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I still remember the ice storms that knocked out power to the whole State for over a week.

I am so tired, of reading about solar systems that:
. . . . . . Cost too much,
. . . . . . Do too little, and
. . . . . . Are just too complicated,
I Just want, a Keep It Simple Solar System, that's
. . . . . . Reasonably priced,
. . . . . . Not a toy, and
. . . . . . Works right out of the box.

Being too old, to be able to take advantage of any Tax Cuts and
. . . being on limited income, it is especially important that I find,
. . . the best value for my dollar.
Something that I can start out small with , and grow bigger,
. . . as time and money becomes available.
Something that's an ASSET(Makes Money), not a LIABILITY(Cost Money)
. . . (No fuel, repairs, maintenance, noise, starts instantly - Something I don't have to fight with)
. . . that's powerful enough to run daily, all normal home every day needs,
. . . (Electric lawnmower, electric snow thrower, leaf blower, recharge tool/phone batteries, and
. . . in an emergency, home electric generator, etc)

I've waited over 40 years to buy Solar PV and
. . . finally hope to get a starter system this year, that will meet my needs.

15 amps/ 2000 watt / 3 to 6 Kwh system.

Scalable meaning it is already has oversized wiring and components,
. . . that allow me to add at least:
. . . . . . 4 more panels and
. . . . . . 4 more batteries, without having to change anything in the system.  
. . . . . . Able to grow up to have extra energy, to run a hot water heater.

All American made, with full warranties on every component,
. . . easily portable, with an average battery life of around 10 years.

Manual tracking to generate over 25% more energy,
. . . than a typical fixed roof mounted system, and  
. . . be 100 % plug and play, ready to go out of the box.

Able to run a hot water heater and electric power, would mean a few important things:
. . . Cut down my annual heating and hot water bills every day, and
. . . in an emergency, even without the Grid, we stay warm and have some power.

[Shortpoet-GTD]

You go guy; you'll get it!!

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SunPower's CEO, Tom Werner

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“According to Ecoelectric, which bills itself as a leading specialist in solar power and hybrid battery systems,
. . . a solar PV water heating system would require no additional installation other than a timer,
. . . which tells the hot water system to run during day light hours.
. . . The hot water is then powered by the sun.”

11-25-2014 Source:  Solar PV in Hot Water

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Electricity as a Basic Right.

12-08-2014 Source:  More Electricity, Less Cost, Simpler

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What is the future of energy systems?

David Mills, one of Australia’s greatest solar pioneers,
. . . is among the first recipients of a Tesla Model S vehicle in Australia, and
. . . says he will combine the electric vehicle with solar and storage,
. . . to get a taste of the future energy systems.

Tesla announced details of its first super-charged network,
. . . along the east coast of Australia.

12-11-2014 Source:  EV + PV + Storage  Supercharger Network

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