The cost of being on-line

[Joost Schuttelaar]

On Jun 26, 2011, at 22:12 , Peter Korsten wrote:

> The government here is offering a 50% subsidy (up to €3000) for a PV 
> installation. Thing is, that the sort of investment that I think will 
> take quite a long time to pay itself back, and it would perhaps make 
> more sense, financially speaking, to tackle things like mortgages and loans.
> 
> (Obviously, it's only for 2000 or 3000 installations, and this is the 
> third time they do it, so these things must be popular.)
> 
> Even so, what is there to look out for? After our less than stellar 
> experiences with the cheap Chinese solar water heater (the system itself 
> is brilliant, but the implementation is pure rubbish), I wouldn't want 
> to get burned again. And they love cheap Chinese stuff in this country.

That's like getting free money. I'd say do it. Maybe check your roof angle if it's effective? Here in NL they bailed on these subsidies since too many people went for them... 

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Joost Schuttelaar
The Hague, NL