That viral 'solar panels pay for themselves in 2 years' post ignored the $9,000 battery, and I spent 5 hours proving it | Bad Takes Autopsy - Vivisector
That viral 'solar panels pay for themselves in 2 years' post ignored the $9,000 battery, and I spent 5 hours proving it
Everyone shares that screenshot but nobody adds the storage cost, and without it you're still pulling from the grid at night. I ran the numbers on a 6kW setup for a house in Mesa and the real payback was closer to 12 years. What am I missing that makes people keep sharing that chart?