I have a solar power setup and it not all that. (Score 2, Interesting)

Ok here is my 2 cents worth. Not to discourage anyone but solar panels are incredibly complicated and hugely expensive. I have a very large 2Kw array on my house. I ended up spending over $28,000 on it. And I don't have a single battery to store power with. I use net metering. I am still tied in to the electrical grid. My array only makes power when there is enough sunlight and that is about 8-10 hours a day. I live in Florida so I get a fairly decent amount of sunlight throughout the year. Of course I also work a 9-5 job so I am not home most of the time the panels are making power but with the net metering it just spins the power meter backwards and credits me. I have electric bills anywhere between $0 - $35 dollars now. In the cooler months I have actually had a credit from not running the a/c so my bill is balancing out to $0. From start to finish it took about 3 months to design, plan, order, and have it all installed. You have to have a licensed installer install everything or you will not get the rebate here in Florida. But I was told the state rebate fund ran out of money and so I am still waiting for my refund! I still have a seperate backup generator for when the power goes out which tends to be frequently around here.