Posted by Kestrel in CT on December 31, 2007 at 11:38:20 from (71.235.9.43):
This is what happens when you live in a state with the highest kilowatt rate in the continental US ($0.19/kwh).
Its gone up 60% in the last 3 years alone with no end in sight.
Because I'm too stubborn to move, my chickens now reside in a "Category I Power Generating Facility".
This month I crowded on 36x 210 watt panels (7560 total watts) with this grid-tied solar system and for fun now go outside with a beer and lawn chair to watch my meter spin backwards.
Sometimes I'll even go fire up my little Case and throw a little CO2 back into space just for laughs. Al Gore....eat your heart out !
If anyone is interested in costs, tech, info. for this project, drop me a line.
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