Re: Solar Panels Cost of Ownership

We have recently built a new home and have installed solar panels which are tied into the grid.  Our electric provider installed two meters, one which tells how much we used and the other tells them how much we have generated.  The system was approx $10,000 less this year than last year when we first started looking into it.  We are the first people in our county, in Jackson, Tennessee, to grid tie. We are also using compact flourecent bulbs and installed soybean spray in insulation. Last month our 4000 sqare foot home used $50 less energy than our 1000 square foot cabin which was set at much lower thermostat setting . We are just normal people, a school teacher and an ultrasound technologist, trying to do better for the environment and ourselves.  If you are interested in talking to our installers I could give them your name and information and you could talk to them yourself.