I would switch over to solar panels in a heartbeat...even if it cost more in the end... This stuff should have been done years ago...But my main concern is (how well) do these panels hold up in a large hail storms? Ive been doing alittle reading on the internet on the subject...Being from the mid-west we avg. at least a couple hail storms a year...not always bad...But 2 yrs ago we suffered about 4000.00 damage on a truck..and now everytime it storms...its a dash to get everything undercover...so this is a main concern for me...if anyone one the board has any experince with solar let me know!