My elec bill (on my own) was about $200 for the quarter so not a big deal...My parents is fairly massive though, $1000 a quarter (mum/dad and brother living there)...Pool pump 2 LCD's 1 plasma few fridges (2 old ones in the garage that won't be doing the bill any good) and running the split systems for heating until the ducted gas system is fixed which will take a massive chunk of usage out... But I can't see how it wouldn't pay itself off...They're getting the 31cent feed in tarrif, which is more than people pay for electricity, so as long as the panels are getting sun during the day, they should be in front. Ends in 2016 but I'd say they'd keep it going after that... People that got it before september 2011 get 60 something cents feed in which is massive and would pay itself off in no time if you had a big system..
I paid $400 for my gas conversion with the $2k govt rebate, so it paid itself off a long time ago I'd say
My parents have those things, do my fkin head in. I got em a universal remote so they didn't have to use 3-4 remotes to turn all the shit on to watch TV, but that power thing f**ks that up a bit... I'd rather leave the shit on standby at my joint than have to f**k around with my universal remote to get shit turned on