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E3 wise, on 20 January 2014 - 09:43 PM, said:

Here's what I can say for sure. Last week I got my annual check from FPL, our local electric utility.  For 2013 we received $1850.00 Here you are paid 4 cents a kWh once you produce more then used.  They pay 12 cents per kWh if you produce less than you use.  We have 5 days of battery backup.  On a Sunny day we produce 18 kW  to 22 kW per hour and use in summer 12kW per hour and in winter like today less than 5 kW. The extra stored energy is used between 6pm and 9am coming from the batteries.

I will let you guys do the math but here is my real point, for over five years we have produced more energy annually than we use.  With our cistern system we grow a huge garden but use no utility water for it.  Due to the rains we had for four days I actually reinfected 2800 gallons of water back into our well, for free, thanks to the solar.  

I think you have every right to be on your soap box.
What you have achieved is commendable.
I would that we all could.