On the OP: Mike Holmes is subsidized by the Province and the shows sponsors. He does do good work but is not at all concerned about sledge hammering perfectly good building materials that could be "Re-Used". They go to the land fill. I have learned all kinds of stuff watching his programs. I got hooked on it from a post on H-Talk (thank you very much, sort of). He has taken a softer stand on his "Tear It Out" position recently due to pressure from some body regarding the land fill issue. I can only hope he (Mike Holmes) uses SolarMikes system to make a point on using alternative energy sources and how wise the HO was to have a "Solar System". If not I may have to besmirsch his reputation on this very forum.
On PV solar: The "Technical Anaylist" (salesman) gave me his calcs and said we can do your system (6.4Kw) for $14K after the utility rebates. I did my own anaylsis and it will take me 19.8 years to break even with the rebate, 31.6 years without. In my area PV is running $4.00 a watt. At that price only big business and municipalities can afford a 20 year payback, not me!