Spend $35-50,000 on solar panels that will pay for themselves in 30 years if and only if you live in a virtually zero shade lot with prime angle roofing for the sun to appropriately hit. Also the panels can never break down or suffer damage or that's a few thousand cost.
$50,000 on solar panels. $13,000 tax "rebate" (keeping your money). $37,000 net investment.
$2,500 a year for electricity with 5% annual increases works out to $119,000 over the 25-year warranty period. That assumes you never use more electricity than you do today.
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