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Ironically, although I live in California, it's against our HOA rules to install such a system. Big ass satellite dishes are perfectly acceptable, but not solar power.
However, we don't use much power. I have a 3k sq foot house, but it's Northern California and mild here. We don't use the heat in the winter; Although it gets cold our house tends to stay warm. In the summer we don't use the AC much. I've discovered if I open up the windows in the morning, close them up at noon or so, and use ceiling fans in the afternoon, I don't really need the AC unless it gets above 95 - which isn't too often. We also run big stuff only at night like the dryer and dish washer.
Right now it's noon and all we are running is two ceiling fans and a handful of computers.
Our power bill is less than $100 a month.
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