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Hello from Phoenix AZ.

Interested in alt energy, Chevy Volts and interesting technology.

Hi Dave, and welcome!
For the rest of you, Dave and I met over on GM-Volt.com, where Volt fans (which is pretty much everyone who owns one) talk about Volts and alt energy.
Dave has a big grid-tie solar system he uses to power his car and home, which is a horse of a different color than what I'm doing, but very cool just the same - particularly where he lives - he gets a couple more hours of good sun a day than I do here. And he has a non-rapist power company that pays him a fair price for his spare kWh, unlike mine. Anybody doing this should consult with their power company early in the game to decide which route you want to go.

We have a subforum here for alt energy and I've been also putting volt stuff in there, perhaps it could use a little more organization so we can find things better, and have some FAQs for people who want to learn what Dave or I are doing. I can say that once a system is up, it's pretty maintenance free and you don't think about it as much anymore. That's probably why I haven't written a lot more about it yet! For me, it pretty much "just works". That's not to say I didn't make a few mistakes getting there and shouldn't tell people about them so they can save some money and hassle via avoiding those mistakes.