Lurker > BakusaiTenketsu

As a new Solar user myself, I can offer you this. Don't expect to save money. You'll actually be paying more for both Solar and whatever little electricity you do use than you would with just electricity alone, at least for a few years.

It's an investment. As the cost of electricity rises, you'll eventually start to break even, and then at some point you'll finally start paying less, but it will be a long time coming. Even with rebates, my family is still paying a hefty sum each month in both our solar loan and whatever electricity we need to use off the grid.

There are plenty of benefits for having Solar, but don't think that saving money is one of them, at least not immediately.