lol, never said I was an expert, but I know more about it than most. You have said absolutely nothing to refute my original points, just yelling and name calling.

The only benefit of solar is being "green". Solar is not cheaper, more hassle free, or convenient than the grid. Solar is a good idea if you live rurally or you want to impress your naive neighbors with how much you care about the environment. But that's it.

To top it off, the solar array required to power the whole house is far larger than people realize. The amount of cutting down on power use the average household would have to do is more than most would want. If everyone is working during the day and gone, you'll be using GRID power when you get home. Why? Because you don't have batteries! LMAO So while a system doesn't NEED batteries or a generator, lifestyles may dictate otherwise.

XZaapryca "The Amateur" (oh, I can spell too)

People want to believe that there's a simple solution to all of our problems if only corporations and negative people would get out of the way. *sigh*

Any of you arm-chair energy experts ever had a solar array for your home? I'm guessing no. The grid is cheaper, easier and with little to no servicing. Any of you guys ever go outside a few times a day to knock snow off your panels? How about check a few dozen batteries for corrosion and to top off the water? Let's not forget putting diesel in the generator so that when the batteries run too low you have some way of living, especially at night or when it's overcast for several days in a row. To top it off, you're paying three or more times for the power you've generated than if you just bought it from the grid.

Things are so easy for those who've never done it.