Solar financed Marlin 336 in 30-30 mfg 1960

Troublesbrewin · Dec 14, 2014

I won an auction today for a 1960 Marlin lever action, this is being bought using money obtained from solar renewable energy credits. I have solar panels on my roof and I earn SREC's for each megawatt of energy produced. I got a check for $600 the other day from the sun's energy. I just got my first Sun of a gun .......there will be more! :lol2:

Mooseman · Dec 14, 2014

Very cool.

Troublesbrewin · Dec 14, 2014

It's my early Christmas present, I called the seller this morning to make sure he would ship to a C$R holder, initially he refused- then called me with 30 minutes left in the auction and no bidders.

He reconsidered after researching the serial number/age of manufacture, so there's no transfer fees involved....I love my c&r!

Troublesbrewin · Dec 14, 2014

More pictures to follow when I get my new toy, this one's from the auction.

Machodoc · Dec 14, 2014

ahphilip said:
I won an auction today for a 1960 Marlin lever action, this is being bought using money obtained from solar renewable energy credits. I have solar panels on my roof and I earn SREC's for each megawatt of energy produced. I got a check for $600 the other day from the sun's energy.

Good on you! Going solar in my house is on the wish list. So far, I've just got some lights in a barn.

lee2 · Dec 14, 2014

so...how much did the solar panels cost you? :innocent0

Mooseman · Dec 14, 2014

ahphilip said:
More pictures to follow when I get my new toy, this one's from the auction.

That is a very nice looking lever gun. :thumbsup:

peckman28 · Dec 14, 2014

I like what you did there.

rseymorejr · Dec 14, 2014

I'm pretty sure that this is not what Al Gore had in mind.

Good!

Troublesbrewin · Dec 14, 2014

lee2 said:
so...how much did the solar panels cost you?

The whole job was about $27k, tax credits were around $9k - several years ago.

I save over $125/ mo. On electricity and get about 6 srec's/ yr @ $110-$125 each. So the return is about $2k/ year.

About 10 years to pay for themselves and a 25 year lifespan........ :party29:

Troublesbrewin · Dec 14, 2014

rseymorejr said:
I'm pretty sure that this is not what Al Gore had in mind.

Good!

F that a-hole with true algore-rythym

Alphabrew · Dec 15, 2014

So taxpayers purchased you a gun?

Alphabrew · Dec 15, 2014

The Howard County library branch near my office has solar panels on the roof that cost taxpayers $50,000 (this was in 2006 or 2007 I think). They have a computer hooked up to them so you know how much energy they produce. They generate about $60 worth of power a month. Basically the building will fall down before the solar panels ever generate enough power to pay for themselves. So glad Ken Ulman is not the County Executive anymore.

outrider58 · Dec 15, 2014

rseymorejr said:
I'm pretty sure that this is not what Al Gore had in mind.

Good!

Melnic · Dec 15, 2014

PICS!

I forgot where it was but over in DE, I saw a public building with solar panels facing NORTH.
I think Joe Biden installed them.

MilsurpDan · Dec 15, 2014

Looks pretty nice from the one picture. I love the Marlin 336, especially the older ones. I refuse to buy one with the crappy cross bolt safety or any of the "Remlins" being made today though

Schwabe · Dec 15, 2014

congrats, that is fantastic

Troublesbrewin · Dec 15, 2014

Alphabrew said:
So taxpayers purchased you a gun?

The SREC's are sold like stock shares to companies like Constellation Energy, who must utilize a percentage of their generated power from renewable sources like solar or wind generated. As more people provide power back the shares sell for less and less, eventually I expect the SREC's to be valued at $25-$50, but for now they sell for >$100.

My 4 kilowatt system generates over 6 megawatt hours each year, giving me 6-SREC's to sell using a broker who tries to get as much as possible because he gets a cut of the sale.

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