Not to go Chicken Little on you guys (ok, maybe a little), but there are serious vulnerabilities to our power grid which could be exploited to leave us all powerless for a long, long time. Energy bill savings aren't the only motivator to go solar.

I agree with off-grid and reliability motivations. But the current situation shows that the old statement is true: "the road to hell is paved with good intentions".

 

It's a mess. I read a very good summary of just how bad it is here (the answer from Ryan Carlyle). A classic case study in good intentions versus unintended consequences.

One word about that article you just posted.... wow!