A subscriber to my newsletter approached me recently with a dilemma. He’s 81 years old, and he wanted to know if it was a good idea to invest in a rooftop solar system. He knows that he may not live long enough to experience a return on his investment. Should he do it anyway?
Now, I love all forms of solar power. But his situation brought out my inner devil’s advocate and prompted me to make a list of questions that any homeowner should ask before investing in a solar power system.
The first is the most straightforward: How long will you live in your home? Back in 2016, while compiling data for my book “Roofing Ripoff,” I found that on average people own a home for between eight and nine years….