@Edent @jetlagjen I should add, since I don't know how much a solar power rooftop system costs in your London area, but here in the Atlanta, Georgia, USA, it's priced around $32k which I believe is around £24k. A full home power generator, another backup power method, is about $16k. We need those prices closer together as incentive for homeowners to switch to solar. Currently, the low utility buyback rates for extra power generated, mean that it takes 18 to 26 years for the solar power system to pay for itself. If we could get that down to ten years, that would help, too. If everybody started going solar, it could also create competition. I would love to see that. Imagine discounts for a whole neighborhood to go solar. That is my dream.

@Edent @jetlagjen Well, of course, it would be nice to be able to pick and choose where you live. It's not like everyone can afford to move, otherwise even more people would be leaving Florida than currently, because they will definitely be underwater. (They have had a huge increase in those leaving the state.)

I would love to move to get away from the excessive heat in the South. But, even if I sold my house, the proceeds would not be enough to buy a house in a colder climate state, where the cost of living would also be higher. Plus, I'd have to pay for the move itself. I've begged my cousin to sell her house and move here, because she would be moving to a state where you get more for your money. The sale of her California home could easily buy a house here, and everything else is less expensive as well, especially gas prices.

I probably would do everything in my power to move away from all those earthquakes, fires, mudslides, etc. if possible. It's scary how many natural disasters are affecting so many places. I keep wondering if there is a perfect place to live?

I think sometimes what is true is not nearly as important as what people believe to be true. So, maybe earthquakes present no more of a threat to rooftop panels than storms. That could be true. The expense is probably the biggest roadblock for most people. I would want proof that my huge investment would not be ruined by the first hailstorm.