There are many solar “farms” around here in Hunterdon County N.J. They do not contribute to the local area, the juice goes into the general grid and beyond. Last month we had a $500.00 electric bill on a 4 bedroom all electric home, with geo thermal heating & cooling. Granted it was a very hot month, but we’ve never had a bill that high in over 40 years. The fact they are called “farms” is very misleading, they don’t grow or harvest anything although they say they are “harvesting the sun”. Crops were grown on what is now a blight. No hunting or trespassing allowed, more deer than ever, along with Lyme ticks, auto body shops are constantly busy. They call that “success”.
A friend recently posted his CT power bill in a discussion forum we’re both on. The net is that he was paying $0.369/kWh! WOW!
I just looked at my latest bill and it was $0.147 all in. So he’s paying more than 2X.