[familyop]

"As for solar unless someone is ready to do some serious sacrificing and conservation in their power consumption they are in for some disappointment."

Also true. ...chest-type, DC fridge and freezer: about $1,100 each for reasonably large enough ones, at least. No air conditioner, electric range or electric clothes dryer. LED lights and/or DC florescents. Periodical battery maintenance (if unsealed lead-acid batteries, safety precautions doing that, too). Other than that, okay, if the system is well sized. With a lot of study and product research, and doing everything oneself, about $10,000 for one of the sunniest areas, if one does a great job of balancing costs with quality.

So a year or two of part-time study, saving money, and quite a bit of work. Otherwise, an installer will charge a pretty ugly little fortune for a good system (far more than the figure mentioned above), and that's only PV solar for electricity.

[I am not seeking any income from solar energy products or contracts and am not seeking any government funding or tax credits for my own installation.]

[cva66snipe]

I don’t have solar but I do have a battery back up system with a 750 watt inverter for lights. When my wife gets new batteries for her wheelchair I get the old ones :>}. Last winter I picked up a used 4200 watt generator for back up. I can use the inverter to keep from having to run the generator full time if the power goes out.