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RE: Solar on the Homestead & Reducing Your Energy Consumption
I think it's great that you can sell power back to the grid. We have a similar system in our state, except our land is so remote there are no power-lines to connect to. They'll have to be constructed which will take time and effort. Which is why we're considering using only solar and having all our appliances run on DC current that taxes the battery and system way less than converting it to AC. Turning off light switches and unused appliances is something that has been ingrained into us as kids. You've mentioned some great ways to curb energy wastage. This was quite an inspiring read.
It sounds like you've got a great plan in place!
We've talked about disconnecting from the grid entirely but we live in a cold climate and have a lot of overcast/dark days in the winter. Wintertime would tax the batteries and we would end up having to run the generator and use fuel to recharge them quite often in the winter months. We'd like to disconnect, and love knowing that if we need to we can ... we are still trying to find that perfect balance.