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Marin County Couple Saving Hundreds A Month Since Going Solar

"The outages are going to continue. And we'd like a little protection from that too," Lynn Barr told KPIX 5 on Wednesday.

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September 9, 2022

Rolling blackouts and constant Flex Alerts this week are making the switch to solar energy more tempting for Bay Area residents.

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For the Barr family in Marin County, their decision to change power sources in April has been paying off in more ways than one during the heat wave this week.

"The Flex Alerts are just going to continue. The outages are going to continue. And we'd like a little protection from that too," Lynn Barr told KPIX 5 on Wednesday. "It's just great to be off the grid essentially and being able to control what our energy needs at any time."

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