No, or at least not just one. Just a few observations and thoughts on how to reduce an electric bill.
But since you seem to be curious, IMO only, most folks would come out ahead by spending most or all initial time, effort and resources educating themselves about energy and how it's used. Usually, from what I've seen, after getting real information - not from those with skin in the game - the more successful methods begin with some idea of defining the problem and setting goals, and then exploring ways to achieve those goals.
What I've usually seen for the better of than half of my day/day life since getting involved in energy matters (and what I read here as well a lot of the time) is what often looks like some headlong near panic fleeing from self induced high electric bills that address the symptoms (the high bills) and not the causes of those bills - those causes most often having their origins in ignorance about the ways energy is used and ways to reduce that use.
Then, unscrupulous peddlers use that ignorance to separate the unknowing from their money and sometimes, or maybe even often, make matters worse.
Call it arrogant, condescending or whatever as you wish, NOMB or care, but my semi educated guess is that if more folks knew some of want I think I might know about the subject, their bills would be a lot less, there'd be a lot fewer residential PV systems, and those that did exist would be a lot smaller and better designed.
So, formula - no. Observation and opinion - yes : Ignorance is the lock on the door leading to the goal of reduced bills. Real education is the key to more cost effective solutions, many of which have nothing to do with solar energy which, because, in reality, PV is about the most cost INeffective way to reduce an electric bill, and therefore, for many, even most situations, ought to be one if the last measures taken, if at all.
Take what you want of the above. Scrap the rest.
But since you seem to be curious, IMO only, most folks would come out ahead by spending most or all initial time, effort and resources educating themselves about energy and how it's used. Usually, from what I've seen, after getting real information - not from those with skin in the game - the more successful methods begin with some idea of defining the problem and setting goals, and then exploring ways to achieve those goals.
What I've usually seen for the better of than half of my day/day life since getting involved in energy matters (and what I read here as well a lot of the time) is what often looks like some headlong near panic fleeing from self induced high electric bills that address the symptoms (the high bills) and not the causes of those bills - those causes most often having their origins in ignorance about the ways energy is used and ways to reduce that use.
Then, unscrupulous peddlers use that ignorance to separate the unknowing from their money and sometimes, or maybe even often, make matters worse.
Call it arrogant, condescending or whatever as you wish, NOMB or care, but my semi educated guess is that if more folks knew some of want I think I might know about the subject, their bills would be a lot less, there'd be a lot fewer residential PV systems, and those that did exist would be a lot smaller and better designed.
So, formula - no. Observation and opinion - yes : Ignorance is the lock on the door leading to the goal of reduced bills. Real education is the key to more cost effective solutions, many of which have nothing to do with solar energy which, because, in reality, PV is about the most cost INeffective way to reduce an electric bill, and therefore, for many, even most situations, ought to be one if the last measures taken, if at all.
Take what you want of the above. Scrap the rest.
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