[ams6110]

My electric bill just isn't a big enough factor in my budget to think seriously about giving up the proven reliability and availability of utility power. Even if electricity were free, it's a big and costly problem when it's not available.

So I have no interest in a personal household solar system and bank of batteries in the basement. And for the Alternative Energy Solar Project prediction that "it could save individual families up to $2,400" seems a stretch -- my annual utility electric costs aren't anywhere near that in a middle-class home.

[toomuchtodo]

You don't give up utility power, but that's besides the point. Its already happening one roof at a time (per my citations), and will continue to accelerate as solar costs continue to decline.