Like I said before, do more research. The system we're going to be putting on our new home is a 4200 watt, 19 kWh, 48 volt "on the grid" system (including the battery back-up) with solar tracking, plus 2 wind turbines for a total INSTALLED price of about $35,000, and it was specifically designed for me, for our home, based on it's location, by a friend who happens to be an Electrical Engineer, who also does a lot of work for my firm. The panels have a 25 year output warranty, and are some of the best available (Kyocera), so I'm not going to have to worry about replacing them in my lifetime unless a tornado picks up a tree and throws it on them, and that's what we have insurance for. Oh, and BTW, just to REALLY hair-lip you, since I own a Design/Build firm, I'll be having my people do the install, so it's really not going to cost me the whole $35,000.00 as that was based on normal installation costs.
Also, you've completely ignored the facts of our LOCAL POWER BILLS. You can't sit there and talk about national averages, or what you're spending in your crackerbox condo with your $50 a month in the summer and $30 in the winter (my BUTT) electric bill, and even attempt to compare that to a 3200 sq. ft. home with a wife (that you don't have) 2 grown children (that you don't have) and 5 grandchildren (that you don't have) coming over all the time to visit. You also failed to mention if you have any gas appliances like a water heater, gas stove, gas heat, gas dryer, etc., so you're not even comparing apples and grapefruit, you're trying to compare apples and whales.
Well, if your idea of the American dream is to drive a rusted out sh1t-box 2 seater, or some econo box that'll get you sent to the hospital if a bicycle hits you, and live in a trailer, that's your decision, and being a young man, I can understand it, to a point, as I did the same thing when I was single, but when you have a family, safety and a REAL home becomes a more important factor, and you can't find a new, safe, full size car for much under $40,000.00 (I drive the Aspen and my wife has a Crossfire), and you can't raise a family in a 2 bdrm cracker box trailer, so again, apples and whales.
Nobody is taking anything from you, and like I said earlier, if you're not paying at least 5 figures a year in federal taxes like I've been doing for DECADES, you're living on MY dime, so you can take your poor mouthing and shove it.
