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testing22321today at 3:31 PM1 replyview on HN

My roof mount system is saving me $1000 a year in electricity, plus more in natural gas that I I disconnected, and it was $0 of my own money thanks to a grant and interest free loan.

Electricity is pre approved to increase a minimum of 5% a year (it just went up 16% this year for people out of town), so the savings will only increase.

I’ll pocket something like $35k in 25 years for $0. Best investment ever.

I’m in canada in a tight valley where it snows a boatload.


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toasty228today at 3:36 PM

> it was $0 of my own money thanks to a grant and interest free loan.

Pretty sure it's all tax funded.

Where I am as soon as the government introduced subsidies every single installer jacked their price 2-5x, now they all start right at the threshold at which the subsidies kicks in, amazing... it costs twice as much to the community but "0" to the individual

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