What is happening

After a trip to Lightening Ridge and seeing first hand at some of the systems being used I can inform you that for a small outlay of say $2,000 you can become self sufficient and dump the monthly electricity bill. Your call. Cheers

Electricity prices

The way to reduce your bill I would install hot water on the roof first. The evacuated tubes are a must for areas where the temperatures fall below zero. The next thing to do is install a 1.5 solar electricity panels on the roof, then you must use the electricity when you make electricity. This is when the sun is shining as any excess electricity is free for the line operators.
If you are installing in a new situation then look at an inverter working on batteries, and do not connect to the grid.
It is getting cheaper by the day to buy the system, Eight panels can be bought from China for $5,000 but They may be cheaper now.