Good stuff here MeltManBob, thank you. The price I mentioned would be for a turnkey system--we also sell just the materials for folks like you who want to do the work themselves or hire local. We are very flexible and I'm hoping to add more flexibility by getting them to accept BTC. You raise some good points though about getting the word out. As others have mentioned, finding the answer to the question of incentive applicability for BTC users is key.
FYI for those looking to do their own research on federal, state, and local solar and renewable energy incentives, this is the most comprehensive and up-to-date listing I know of:
http://www.dsireusa.org/This is an interesting suggestion however the cost of solar panels are VERY expensive.
Buying it now, it might seem profitable however down the line, solar panels will be cheaper and cheaper as well as getting larger and larger.
How long do you have to mine before you're out of the negatives is the real question.
Great points here. One note about the price of panels: computer geeks like me tend to think in terms of Moore's Law, where the speed of processors double every 18 months. In the solar industry the "equivalent" is Swanson's Law, which says the price of PV cells drops 20% for every doubling of industry capacity. This means the price historically hasn't dropped as fast as the price of other technologies, e.g. processors. Unless there is some sort of game-changing technology discovered, we're likely to see that trend continue in the long term. In the short term, prices may actually go up in the US because of new restrictions on panels imported from other countries.