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by yaskyj 4282 days ago
That's simply not true. For the majority of the United States, solar panels don't make economic sense. Your average kWh price after solar installation needs to be less than what the utility charges for it to be feasible. This only happens in places with really high rates (e.g. Hawaii), extremely sunny places (e.g. Arizona), or places with high tax incentives (e.g. Louisiana).

Also, solar production doesn't peak with consumption.