[Evans, Marv]

We have a tiered system where we live - Tier 1: 0-530 kWh - $.29, Tier 2: 531-1,632kWh - $.39, Tier 3: >1.633 kWh - $.55. Our house is all electric, and I always intended to get solar. What made me decide to pull the trigger were two things, net metering program, and my highest winter monthly bill going from $495 to $595 one year to the next. That showed me how much the power company had managed to raise rates. With the tax credit, my system of 25 panels ended up costing a little less than $19K. I don't pay for electricity anymore and sell the power company around a megawatt of power at the end of the year (at $.02-$.04 per kWh). I intend to replace the panels when they get down enough in efficiency - although I'll probably be dead by then. Where the panels are placed, they can't be seen.