[djrogers]

If I'm not paying that $4-5k to PG&E, and the installation costs have been recouped, then that $4-5k/yr is profit. Money is fungible - if you manage it well, you get the same net effect from preventing it's loss as you do from earning it.

[xrange]

Ah, got it. Thanks. Although if anyone has a good article on net metering, I'd like to read it.