Quote Originally Posted by Watermom View Post
Do we know anybody who is?
I guess I am, I have a solar powered pump and it works great!

Well, let me backup and explain. I have a plain old Hayward Super-II pump with a 1.5HP 220V motor. It runs off my household electricity, but that is fed from both the grid and a 10,000 Watt PV array on my roof. So, effectively I have a solar powered pump.

Solar panels are expensive. Without a rebate they will run you around $7 a watt without the inverters. If you live in a state like NJ, they can make sense. When I put mine in the rebates were 70% of system cost, I think they are now only about 45%.

Panels are projected to last 20+ years and the system I have has a payback of just under 4 years. I am almost 3 years into having it and it works great. It generates about 1200 kwh per month.