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   From: muratlanne@gmail.com   
      
   "Scout"  wrote in message news:unhfak$1koaa$2@dont-email.me...   
      
   Ok.. and how much are you going to spend on getting and maintaining such a   
   system?   
      
   How large will it need to be to charge your EV each day as well?   
      
   So now you're effectively paying twice as much for electricity.. what was   
   the benefit again?   
      
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   The break-even point to operate my system is between $0.20 and $0.30 per   
   KWH, depending on claimed vs realized battery life, which in turn depends on   
   how much I can squeeze from them with monitoring and careful maintenance.   
   Lead-acids have lasted me up to 15 years. It will never repay its capital   
   cost (which was less than a riding mower) but neither will a backup   
   generator, they are for independent reliability rather than economics.   
      
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