Nope, but I wouldn't object to owning one. I live in an area where if someone spits on the sidewalk or farts, the power goes out. To the point where I have actually been considering putting in a whole-house genset. A preinstalled solar backup system would actually be attractive.
"Home seekers, ask the real estate agent to remove that Solar monstrosity on the roof first. lol.
Why?? Other than your rampant prejudice?
"It is more than 25% loss."
Show your data. The available data tell a different story.
"If a car drove 25% less distance, would you buy it?
Stupid comparison. An accurate comparison would be gas mileage, and it would depend on the other features and overall price of the replacement vehicle.
It sounds like we may be neighbors although we haven't got any sidewalks within miles of here. There is no one in our “neighborhood” who does not have a backup generator. We are very lucky to have natural gas lines so most of us run our generators on natural gas. When the power goes out I have to flick a couple switches and then run outside to get our twenty year old Briggs and Stratton powered generator going. Some of our neighbors have automatic transfer switches with electric start generators. And as I said in the previous post we do have friends who live off the grid, but their systems cost far more than what these articles make it sound like.