Solar Panels..are they worth it??

[melbel]

What Astrid means is thatsome panels onlyhave roughly an 8-10 year average life span.... the photovoltaic cells in them die and you need new panels....so you want to make sure you are getting the best quality panels for your money not cheap crap that is going to die after 5 years or something like that. You have to think of solar just like any other appliance...it is not a once off cost, it will need replacing just like a hot water service or washing machine etc etc....

[Olive]

astrid that is as awesome point about using saving to replace them in say 25 years. i wonder what the cost will be like then and the cost to home owners, especially when you move to a house with solar and you have to pay to replace them!
im asking this because im wondering if its worth replacing our downlights with more power friendly ones and therefore getting better insulation to help reduce power bills

[onthefly]

We just got a small system (1.5kW) but with a 3kW inverter so we have the option of getting another array put on in future.
We don't use that much power usually so I think for us even a small system will make an enormous difference.
I can't wait for my next power bill

[Olive]

mad if we get some im thinking about starting small, even making a small difference will help

[M D]

Can I just ask what companies did those who have them go through?