11-17-2006, 03:10 AM
[font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3][cool]I guess it depends on what they charge per kilowatt in your area. When I lived in the state of WA, the cost per kilowatt was around 5 cents which was cheap. Here in SoCal the basis rate is .029/per kw. Which is equivilant to burning a 40 watt bulb for 10 minutes. LOL Now it can run as high as .297 cents / kw depending on usage. My last bill had 23 different rates. Some people had bills close to $500. If I didn't cut back mine would be close $400/mo. With that said people are starting to install solar systems. The state & power companies will kick in several $1000 to off set ones initial cost. Once in full operation one could have negective usage at given times. At that point they are generating so much electricity that then sell it back to their power company. In SoCal the sun seems to shin just about every day. Haven't seen a rainy day since last April. Although it drizzle 2 or 3 times. From what I understand to be cost effective one needs a lot of sun shiney days. [/size][/green][/font]
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