>for example my neighbour has some solar panels on the roof and she says that she hardly pays anything to the energy company anymore.
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>Must be a rather sunny spot where's she's living then...


What? Miami?

Maybe standing over the panels with a flashlight at night will recharge them too. Then you'd need to recharge the batteries of course, then recharge the panels...

Maybe a hamster and a wheel would work better.