Off Grid Living saves you lots a bucks. You’ll snicker at the power company – I do.
When solar devices drop below that level, the coal industry will have a major new competitor, however with liquefaction technology about to finalize, coal will still be a major contender. In any case, with the cost of solar energy coming down, home solar generators will come into their own. Shown below is a basic solar system with all the components knit together to demonstrate what's needed. Then move onto the for a detailed description of the Electrical Components. 
Okay, here's how Off Grid Living works. The sun is shinning, your solar cells or thin film cells are humming and generating free energy. Oh yeah, look at the lower half of the page for a more complex system.
Basically, the solar cells are connected in series, while the solar panels are all connected to each other in parallel. A configuration, that provides lots of current. Flashlights are usually connected in series - one battery atop the other (see the diagram below).
The electricity your system generated, supplied your homes needs, and the extra went into batteries, not the barn.
Take a look at the advanced system below. This one will definitely spin that little wheel backwards. For more information, jump to the part for a description of how it works.
Anyway, from then on, when your controller senses an excess (this is when a preset trip level is reached)the power over that is simply surplus. This surplus then flows back into the grid. This is the best part; your bill is now being decreased. Go watch your Power meter turn backwards - it's a hoot.
With the storage batteries charged, you're ready for foul weather. And there they sit, now comes overcast days, maybe even rain. So what about it? The advantages of solar energy should be pretty obvious, by now. Getting off the grid is cost effective, satisfying - I mean really satisfying - in fact free energy is an absolute hoot. So everything is running off battery power huh, not necessarily. The grid is still there, so you draw electric power from it when you need it just like before. Stand next to a power meter when the power you're producing is flowing back into the grid.
Notice that the little wheel is spinning backwards. That's electricity going from you to them - who-rah. When you get your monthly bill, you will smile a lot. On top of that, if you're so disposed, you can also set up a wind turbine, now when it's rainy and blowing, it will be sending power into your system too.
Even though no sunshine is one of the main disadvantages to solar energy, you're still going to save boocoos of electricity ($$$) with just solar electric system - now that's Off Grid Living at its best. So, what about it, does off grid living sound appealing? Links: Save energy. Save Money!
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Okay, like the ol saying goes, you make hay while the sun shines. Hey, (no pun intended) didn't they store hay in barns; yes, and that's what you would do too if this was hay, only its electricity.
