Yeah, that's true. All you need is a something called a grid-intertie inverter - something that converts the DC from the panels into AC that goes back to the power company. If you make more power than you're taking in, you can watch your meter spin backwards //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif Although they're paying you the same rate you're buying power for, which puts you at a huge disadvantage, relatively.From what Ive heard, you can make money from having solar panels if you make more energy than you consume.
The town my school is in (valparaiso, obviously //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif) just built a "smart house"; one of its features was to have a $0 energy cost for the entire year. It builds up all its energy in the summer that it sells to the electric company, and thus when they need electricity in the winter (more costs and less sunlight) it uses the money it made off selling power to the electric company. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gifYeah, that's true. All you need is a something called a grid-intertie inverter - something that converts the DC from the panels into AC that goes back to the power company. If you make more power than you're taking in, you can watch your meter spin backwards //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif Although they're paying you the same rate you're buying power for, which puts you at a huge disadvantage, relatively.