[Evans, Marv]

I've said this before on other solar panel threads. (First of all 2003 kWh means you use 2+ mWh/ month. That's a huge amount) I have 25 panels that generate between 52 and maybe 28+ kWh/day depending on summer or winter. It started service in May 2016. The system cost me $27K with a 30% tax credit - so about $19K in the end. Our 3 tiered rates are in the 30/40/50 cent + range per kWh. So really high. I figure we most likely broke even this year or very early next year. Our system generates 2.8+ mWh extra per year so far or about 10% extra over all. We also bought an EV late last year. We broke even or better this past true up (May 19th - net metering), so we'll see how next year goes. If we don't come out on top because of charging my wife's car, I may add another five or more panels. What I really want to do is keep the system matched with our overall use, since the power company charges 35 to 55 cents per kWh and pays back 2 to 4 cents per kWh at the wholesale rate (seems like it's actually been 2 cents every year so far) at true up time. When I started on building my house (2006), I got an estimate for solar, which was around $55K at that time.