Is this how solar should be done?
A relative lives in California. He pays $110 per month for solar electricity. A company mounted the collectors on his roof at no charge. Excess electricity goes to the grid and he gets credits. If he needs more electricity that the collectors provide, he gets it from the grid with his credits or cash if his credits are used up.
No charges at all but the $110 per month and, in his case, occasional payments to PG&E. He loves it.
Now exactly why do you think he pays so little? Is it because of the astounding economics of free-market solar? Or is something else at work here?