Shucks, what's $16,000 if it's going to save the environment? What was the cost of that propane use again? Oh, and that wood burner? Not in California you won/t, they're on their way out.
And what was the expected life of the batteries and how much to replace them? Oh, and how are they going to be disposed of when dead?
Solar is the way to go - get off oil, then tell the sheiks to go pound sand.
I wonder where his solar panels were made?
Solar Energy Firms Leave Waste Behind in China (solar panel & toxic pollutant)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1982754/posts
>>>”A/C is out of the question”>>>>
This solution would not work for me.