My solar system was certainly worth it.

It cost me $10,000, will save enough in electric bills to pay for itself in five years, and my electric bills are now $2.50 per month, the minimum connection fee to be grid tied.

I generate more power than I use, and my utility company stores it for me on a 12-month use-it-or-lose-it rollover.

Even better than the cost savings is the enriched lifestyle. I can be profligate in my usage, light up my garden, give my brother-in-law his own refrigerator-freezer, run two large desktop computers, have air conditioning and a swimming pool… and I don’t have to watch every Watt I consume.