Subaru guy at the dump told me solar panels are a scam for Maine winters

I was dropping off scrap wood at the town dump in Bangor last Tuesday and this guy in a beat up Outback said he ripped out his whole solar setup after three winters. He claimed his $8,000 system barely covered his fridge from November through February. But my neighbor in Brewer has been off grid for 5 years with panels and swears by them with a good battery bank and a generator backup. Who's right here for people actually living through a real Maine winter?

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finleycooper2d ago

$8k sounds low for a system that could handle a Maine winter.

taylorhunt2d ago

Read a study from UMaine that said facing panels south at a steeper angle helps a ton in winter.