Comment It depends... (Score 1) 475
A pure number crunch generally tells us that is not worth it but it is all the other benefits that backyard power grants that is at issue. Extra power can be sold back to the grid, or you have a backup power source in case the grid goes down again.
A great resource is Home Power http://www.homepower.com/ they have lots of articles discussing the pros and cons of all the various kinds of alternative power and building technology. (no affiliation) They go into it in far more depth then any of us can.
A great resource is Home Power http://www.homepower.com/ they have lots of articles discussing the pros and cons of all the various kinds of alternative power and building technology. (no affiliation) They go into it in far more depth then any of us can.
