I agree. I kinda always there was a hook in there somewhere. Usually what I see here is that somehow the energy companies are losing any money by us going more efficient as they just charge more for the same services, just because they appear to have a stake in the solar panel manufactures.
Here I have been gradually switching over to LED lighting but it is still not cost effectively so it is as lighting sources fail. Solar on the scale that I need to be effective is way too costly up front here too. But I do have a small 60 watt 12V panel that I use for battery charging and the electrolysis cleaning of small steel and tin parts.
As I can will upgrade my household equipment to more efficient ones but not going spend more than I save over a reasonable period of time.
