Comment Re:I'm just (Score 1) 94
Your desktop computer probably tops out at 200W, monitors included. The hot water heater isn't a continuous drain, and neither is the fridge. Sure, it could be better, but you have to look at the overall usage - I use between 15-70KWh/day (electric heat and crappy windows, I think), which works out to about 600-3000W continuous usage. Even with this large amount of consumption, I pay at most $5/day.
With your solar installation, you can switch to a gas-powered heater and probably only budget for 20 amps or do grid-tie, depending on your location. If you did a grid tie system and got about 2kW capacity, that's $6k + what, $2k for install, other equipment? It won't solve all your problems, but it'd probably pay for itself in under 10 years.