Powering Your Thanksgiving Feast with Home Solar

When you’re cooking Thanksgiving dinner, you’re likely not thinking about the electricity being used to make the meal happen. But the reality is that while the turkey is roasting and you’re making all the side dishes, your electric meter continues to twirl. With a home solar system, you don’t have to worry about that. Even in November, your solar panels are working to keep up with your demand – right from your rooftop.

Just How Much Power?

While every family’s Thanksgiving feast is unique, there are some commonalities that enable us to make estimates when it comes to electricity usage.

Turkey – A typical Thanksgiving turkey takes about four hours to roast. Powering the oven at 350 degrees, you can assume that it will require 8 kWh of energy. This is equivalent to powering an office air conditioner for about 16 consecutive hours.
Stuffing – The seasoned bread that bakes either inside or alongside the turkey requires both cooking and baking – requiring about 2kWh of energy or about enough energy to power a laptop for 45 hours.
Mashed Potatoes – This Thanksgiving staple requires cooking and blending or 1kWh of energy. For the same amount of energy, you could make 13 pots of coffee.
Pumpkin Pie – You’ll need about 2kWh of energy to make a delicious pie. That’s about the same amount of energy as running your refrigerator for a day and a quarter.

Consider that each Thanksgiving about 46 million turkey meals are made. That uses approximately 644 million kWh of energy. Imagine if that could be generated with solar? Well, it can be, and it starts with you.

Want to learn more about going solar? Call the experts at Cool Blew Solar today.

FAQ's

Is Solar Energy Expensive?

The size of your panel installation and the needs of your home will affect your costs. The average net cost of a 5.69kW system is $13,838 cash after 30% rebate (according to solar-estimate.org). An average-sized system can cost up to $35,000. Larger installations will require more hardware, planning and construction time. This can further increase costs. While solar panels are expensive, they have many distinct benefits. Cool Blew Electric & Solar’s experts can assess your situation and goals and recommend a cost-effective system to meet your needs.

How Much Can I Save By Installing Solar Panels?

An average-sized system (5 kilowatts) can reduce up to 50% of your monthly electricity bill. A 5.69kW system would offset 100% of your energy usage if your typical monthly bill is $138. Over a period of 20 years, these savings can add up to $30,000, based on your location and energy usage.

How Long Would It Take to Recoup My Solar Investment by Solar Energy Savings?

With a 5.69kW Solar system you would recoup your savings in 7 years and 2 months but with continuous Utility increases every year your Return and Investment will be much sooner.

What is a Solar Lease Program?

The Solar Lease Program has been one the most popular option that homeowners have chosen over the years. Solar Lease programs gives homeowners the opportunity to take advantage and put Solar on their homes and a guaranteed savings from their Utility for little to no money out of pocket. Most Leases are 20 year power guarantee from the solar provider and includes fixed monthly payments, no repair cost, fully insured and warrantied for the life of the system.

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