pile great post, nice to hear the odd intelligent perspective, helps break up the monotony of the usual tirade of reactionary one dimensional opinion.
taurisk i have had my set up for over 15yrs so i can neither remember the price nor consider it relevant any more.
i would suggest you'd need 2 x 75W panels, and either 6 x 2V or 2 x 6V batteries. the latter would suffice if you only intend to run a handful of lights, which is how i live.
i only have 2 kids, a 5yr old and a 15yr old, and both are well trained in the art of turning lights off when they leave a room
the inverter is only really necessary if , like me, you cannot bear the thought of a blackout interrupting your live telecast of the uefa champions league final or similar:)
