How can a high quality solar system help a growing family pay off the mortgage quicker?
Synopsis
Adam Harris and his family live in Two Wells, South Australia, where they have been residing for 30 years. Their household consists of a father, two kids, a wife, and two teenagers, which consume a lot of power through the usage of various appliances such as air conditioners, heaters, and an outdoor spa. With their quarterly bills averaging at $2,500 to $3,000, they decided to invest in a better quality and larger solar panel system that could cater to their needs and help in reducing their bills.
Initially, the family had a 1.5kW solar panel system installed ten years ago, which proved to be ineffective and expensive. They opted for a 30.5kW system, which could potentially generate up to 80kW on a good day. The family hopes to save a considerable sum on their bills, which they plan to use to pay off their mortgage.
Video Transcript
Adam Harris, we are in Two Wells, South Australia, and it's a nice rural community. We've lived here for about 30 years, at this property only 14 years, but we've been here for quite a long time. We're looking at about $2,500 to $3,000 a quarter for our bills, and so we really needed to do something with that. Father with two kids, a wife, two teenagers, they draw a lot of power. We use the air conditioner a fair bit, the heater in winter. We've got a spa that we run all the time, outdoor heaters, that sort of thing. Originally, we had a 1.5kW system installed 10 years ago. It was quite pricey back then and really didn't give us any relief on our bill, so we've decided to go with a bigger system and a better quality system rather than just a cheaper brand. So yeah, the first one just didn't fit our needs by a long shot, and I think technology has changed since then quite a lot. Just over 30.5kW, so I'm assuming, We'd probably, on a good day, get up around 80kW. We're hoping to save the majority of our bill and put that straight into our mortgage. So we're saving a lot of money on that.