- Solar: You stop paying your electric company for energy and you make your own energy. You will no longer be subject to their ever-increasing rates.
- Batteries: The return on investment here is the security of your family when the electric company fails you (in price or service). Keeping your lights on during a major event provides calm. In the winter, you need power to your blower fan to distribute heat throughout the home (if you have a gas furnace). You still need electricity.