{"id":334,"date":"2025-02-17T09:08:41","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T09:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/2025\/02\/17\/what-i-learned-after-1-year-with-new-solar-panels\/"},"modified":"2025-02-17T09:08:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T09:08:41","slug":"what-i-learned-after-1-year-with-new-solar-panels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/2025\/02\/17\/what-i-learned-after-1-year-with-new-solar-panels\/","title":{"rendered":"What I Learned After 1 Year with New Solar Panels"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtubomatic-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zsjhD1InL64?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>What I Learned After 1 Year with New Solar Panels. Go to<a href=\"https:\/\/surfshark.com\/undecided\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/surfshark.com\/undecided<\/a> for 4 extra months ofSurfsharkat an unbeatable price! It\u2019s been a full year since I installed these solar panels and a large home battery on my new house \u2026 and I\u2019ve got some news.They say solar power can save you thousands on energy bills, but what actually happened. This past year was a bit of a rollercoaster ride from the challenges of getting them installed to seeing how well they handled powering my all-electric house through heat waves, freezing temperatures, and a couple of small power outages. Spoiler alert: solar isn\u2019t all sunshine and rainbows. Was my net zero house ready for all of it? Was I able to achieve net zero energy? And most important \u2026 was it worth it? Let\u2019s just say, I learned some pretty surprising lessons that may be of use to you.<\/p>\n<p>Watch The Genius Of Hot Water Heat Pumps <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/abGiNL9IT54?list=PLnTSM-ORSgi7HT9O73K9oYUe19eS-wjxX<br\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/abGiNL9IT54?list=PLnTSM-ORSgi7HT9O73K9oYUe19eS-wjxX<br<\/a> \/><br \/>Video script and citations:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/undecidedmf.com\/what-i-learned-after-1-year-with-new-solar-panels\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/undecidedmf.com\/what-i-learned-after-1-year-with-new-solar-panels\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mentioned Videos:<br \/>What I Learned in my Net Zero House (Part 1): <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bjjFcsTTNfU?list=PLnTSM-ORSgi7HT9O73K9oYUe19eS-wjxX<br\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/bjjFcsTTNfU?list=PLnTSM-ORSgi7HT9O73K9oYUe19eS-wjxX<br<\/a> \/><br \/>My New Net Zero Home Battery Surprised Me: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Q7piAXkqvOM?list=PLnTSM-ORSgi7FwYRnWkpCSkAeFOzrgh5h<br\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/Q7piAXkqvOM?list=PLnTSM-ORSgi7FwYRnWkpCSkAeFOzrgh5h<br<\/a> \/><br \/>Are We Getting Scammed with Solar? <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BD7aCkLwR7U?list=PLnTSM-ORSgi4lc8GmSStRZwFm4u4erTTb<br\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/BD7aCkLwR7U?list=PLnTSM-ORSgi4lc8GmSStRZwFm4u4erTTb<br<\/a> \/><br \/>Get my achieve energy security with solar guide: <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/link.undecidedmf.com\/solar-guide\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/link.undecidedmf.com\/solar-guide<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out EnergySage &#8211; look for heat pump and solar installers: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/undecidedsolar\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/undecidedsolar<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Corrections:<br \/>1:52 &#8211; kWh (not kW)<\/p>\n<p>Follow-up podcast:<br \/>Video version &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC4-aWB84Bupf5hxGqrwYqLA\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC4-aWB84Bupf5hxGqrwYqLA<\/a><br \/>Audio version &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/stilltbdfm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/stilltbdfm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Join the Undecided Discord server:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/link.undecidedmf.com\/discord\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/link.undecidedmf.com\/discord<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc4b Support Undecided on Patreon!<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/mattferrell\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/mattferrell<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2699\ufe0f Gear &#038; Products I Like<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/undecidedmf.com\/shop\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/undecidedmf.com\/shop\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Visit my Energysage Portal (US):<br \/>Research solar panels and get quotes for free!<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/link.undecidedmf.com\/energysage\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/link.undecidedmf.com\/energysage<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And find heat pump installers near you (US):<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/link.undecidedmf.com\/energysage-heatpumps\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/link.undecidedmf.com\/energysage-heatpumps<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or find community solar near you (US):<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/link.undecidedmf.com\/community-solar\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/link.undecidedmf.com\/community-solar<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For a curated solar buying experience (Canada)<br \/>EnergyPal&#8217;s free personalized quotes:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/energypal.com\/undecided\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/energypal.com\/undecided<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tesla Referral Code:<br \/>Get 1,000 free supercharging miles <br \/>or a discount on Tesla Solar &#038; Powerwalls<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ts.la\/matthew84515\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/ts.la\/matthew84515<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Follow Me<br \/>Mastodon<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@<\/a>mattferrell<\/p>\n<p>X<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattferrell\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattferrell<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/undecidedMF\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/undecidedMF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mastodon<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@<\/a>mattferrell<\/p>\n<p>Instagram<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mattferrell\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mattferrell<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/undecidedmf\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/undecidedmf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Facebook<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/undecidedMF\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/undecidedMF\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Website<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/undecidedmf.com\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/undecidedmf.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa YouTube Tools I Recommend<br \/>Audio file(s) provided by Epidemic Sound<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/UndecidedEpidemic\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/UndecidedEpidemic<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TubeBuddy<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tubebuddy.com\/undecided\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.tubebuddy.com\/undecided<\/a><\/p>\n<p>VidIQ<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/vidiq.com\/undecided\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/vidiq.com\/undecided<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I may earn a small commission for my endorsement or recommendation to products or services linked above, but I wouldn&#8217;t put them here if I didn&#8217;t like them.  Your purchase helps support the channel and the videos I produce.  Thank you.<\/p>\n<p>Chapters<br \/>00:00 &#8211; Intro<br \/>01:32 &#8211; What We Installed<br \/>03:19 &#8211; The Reasoning<br \/>06:29 &#8211; House Performance &#038; Costs<br \/>14:04 &#8211; Takeaways<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What I Learned After 1 Year with New Solar Panels. Go tohttps:\/\/surfshark.com\/undecided for 4 extra months ofSurfsharkat an unbeatable price! 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