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Originally Posted by red-beard
You are talking apple and oranges. For most people, they simply want to save money. Grid tied systems require the grid to operate properly.
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My electricity bills are fairly low. I don't expect to save money - maybe just break even. I want to be self-sufficient and have the luxury of power in the event of storms, fires, earthquakes, whatever. The tax credit starts phasing out after this year.
In So Cal, Edison would only pay $0.03/kwhr for my solar, while charging 0.22 to 0.48 for power I bought that my panels couldn't produce. Paying someone to connect my panels to the grid is nearly pointless. If I hire Sunlux that's the way it'll be, but if I self-install I will make off-grid circuits for fridge, lights, electronics, and of course PARF.