ever cross that threshhold? I'm actually optimistic that we're entering a new age of nuclear energy in America and rates might drop over the next decade. Also, w/ house mortgage I own something at the end that has most likely appreciated in value. Definitely not the case w/ Solar. You're losing generating capacity every year until it reaches end-of-life and is worth nothing.

Yes, I'm playing devil's advocate here because I've actually been trying to convince my wife for years that we should look more seriously at solar, but in the end I can never even convince myself that it makes sense and so I walk away for a couple of years and then look again to see if the math works any better with newer technology/incentives/etc. I can never make it work on paper unless I just go along with the sales pitch that energy prices are going to keep going up and it will PROBABLY make sense at some point in the future.

Am I going about this all wrong? Anybody else been down this path and convinced themselves it's a solid, no-brain win financially.