TWO YEAR Solar Update!! - Is Do it Yourself Solar Worth it?!

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2 Years!? It feels just like yesterday we were watching you install it

I love how Zack explains things on a great level. Not over the top, but just right!

After living with roof mounted solar panels (grid tied) for 4 years I can say with confidence that if you live where it snows, and you plan to go off grid, you need to mount the panels on a steep angle. Don't worry about it being too steep for the summertime, there's tons of sun in the summer. It's the panel's ability to shed snow, lower sun angle and shorter days in the winter that you need to plan for.

I had 4 solar salesman come by this year promoting the net metering program. The installation cost always makes them seem not very cost effective. I might need to look into this DIY option.

As someone who lived through that Texas Freeze, that wasn't the half of it. We were freezing to death in our homes. We couldn't drive anywhere because there is no deicing of roadways. I didn't have drinkable water for almost 2 weeks, we were just lucky to have some bottled water. At least our food didn't go bad because it was refrigerator temp inside the house Yeah that really blew. Get some solar power and batteries.

Great to see this update on how it’s working out! 👍

".. and also a whole lot of me talking." I'm sold.

This man is living the dream of every 45+ year old man

I just got solar installed, I'm so amped! (Pun intended lol) So far we're 100% grid independent, with a 6KWp system and 7.2KWh of battery storage. We also had pretty heavy rain for a couple days and we still managed to not use the grid! About ¼ of our roof is covered so we very well could expand if we get an electric car (hopefully soon) or something. So far though we're completely fine with the setup we have, 6KWp is way more than enough for an European home. We use 250-400W constantly with some short peaks at 1.5-3.5KW, so we're good. The 7.2KWh battery does last the whole night Here in Italy we had a 110% tax credit (yep, 110%!) last year, we just missed it so we had to "settle" for a 50% credit, a friend used the 110% thing and made money before even having it installed lol Here in Italy electricity prices are absurd right now, at 0.35€/KWh, fluctuating a bit every month. In a week we already saved about 30€ in energy we would have consumed and didn't, and are selling excess energy pretty much during the whole day! Yes, here in Italy we don't have a "grid credit" but excess energy gets sold to the grid, for about 0.14€/KWh on average during the year. You get a check from the energy company once a year for it. The profit might be quite a bit higher this year, looking at energy prices. We'll see, as we've only had the system for about a week lol. So far, it's good!

Wow it's been two years already!? Damn time flies

i sometimes have no idea what youre saying but its still very entertaining, makes me feel super smart

2 years since I watched your video on solar panel installation?? Damn!! Time really flies..

I installed my solar wholesale setup just over a year ago with help from your videos. Same experience as you, working really well maintenance free. Thanks for posting the update!

I'm loving the projects that you do and the EV content. I subbed for the phone destruction, but the channel content just keeps getting better and better!

I have always enjoyed watching your videos! I've been watching them for a long time now and I really like how you push innovation and forward thinking.

I don't own a home nor am I close to purchasing one, I watched the whole vid knowing full well I have nothing to gain with this wealth of knowledge.

A seedling heating mat may be worth looking into for your 3 battery system. It seems you could run it off them and heat them all slightly when needed. Such mats only raise the temp up to 20 degrees so could be easily managed with a timer or sensor.

I've been watching this channel for years and I'm only NOW realising Zack doesn't use graphs or charts or any fancy animations AND still keeps the videos interesting and entertaining. 🤯

Not only are your videos informative, and presented very clearly and concisely, you have an incredibly easy to listen to voice. Amazing presenter.