My wife and I recently bought our first home, I've lived in Arizona my whole life, and one of the selling points was this house came with solar setup and the units already paid off. I had no idea how huge a difference it makes. During the day we run entirely off our solar panels. This time last year our bill was beginning to climb as AC use increases significantly as April progresses. Our bill has barely budged, saving us hundreds of dollars and we're not even in to summer yet. I'm tempted at this point to get one of the battery offerings out there for power storage.
The number of 100+ degree fahrenheit days last year in Arizona was more than concerning. A collective breath is being held this year in the hope it doesn't repeat itself or worse, indicate it a new normal.
You are miles ahead of the curve. However, where the pacific northwest, midwest, and east are concerned about energy, Arizona is concerned about water.
