It is a tracker that is rated at 2.4 KwH and I'd guess it's about 20 feet wide by 12 high. According to the monitoring dashboard, this is what we've 'saved' since install in 2012.
You're fortunate to live in New Mexico where there's lots of sun. Here in NJ, it's been cloudy all week and the sun doesn't burn as strong even when its out. Of course, the climate's not as hot here so the A/C doesn't run as much. I investigated solar for my home. Home Depot had a deal with a nationwide installer, since dropped. It just didn't pay for all the hassle. My house is very insulated and tight. I run around 10,000 kwh over the year for 2100 square feet kept at 72% cooling (4 tons of cooling). I heat with natural gas. So my electric bill is around $1300 per year ($.13/kwh) $900 for natural gas. When we moved here 5 years ago, I thought our utility bills were going to be a lot higher. I was very pleasantly surprised. There are neighbors who've put in solar panels on their roofs. But it just doesn't make sense to me. Your panels are separate. Here you have to install them on your roof. That creates all kinds of problems with roof replacements, damages, difficulty of service/cleaning, etc., more risks and costs in general.
Can I ask, how much money has it saved you over the 6 years? What did you pay for it? What kind of operation and KWH use to you have?
