Nice post and thanks for the mention. I do keep gathering data and had started doing a year in review report on our solar, just need some time to pull it together. I did review a list of all the outages we were protected against this year and it was pretty impressive. I must say I have really, really appreciated the solar and battery backup when we've had the extended outages. Even without those, just not being kicked off of conference calls from all the little short outages is wonderful while working from home.
It's an investment for sure, and always hard to determine when to jump with all the improvements and technology still in rapid growth mode. They already have technology to make panels twice as productive as they are today, and some that can now generate from nothing but moonlight. This is the way of the future for sure. Now, just a small windmill or two to add to the night production and we should be really set.
I think night is probably difficult in general. Even here with the great lakes, the wind tends to die off after the sun drops down, so I am not sure how much benefit it would actually offer. Maybe it's a bit different being by the ocean. I know I've mentioned it before, but my biggest concern here is finding a reputable company. Like yous said, the tech is evolving fast and I think there are a lot of shady companies out there taking advantage of people due to lack of knowledge, technical jargon, and fads.