How do solar panels work in the sense of billing? Do you not have an electric bill? Are you just paying for the panel itself?

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How do solar panels work in the sense of billing? Do you not have an electric bill? Are you just paying for the panel itself?

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Answer 1

We bought ours outright. Since solar panels don’t have a consistent output and we don’t have a battery we still have to be on the grid. We have to pay about $12/ month just to be connected to the grid, even if we produce more electricity than we use.