Might as well go back to town?

It was stated in a comment that if we plan on hooking back up to the grid, we might as well go back to town. It was later explained that it was because the cost of the grid tie, power pole, wiring etc was expensive especially when you are going to run an air conditioner. We already run a fan when we run the generator .. helps but not enough. Between the cost of gas to run the generator, and the cost of propane to run the fridge and stove .. connecting to the grid is probably cheaper. I'll have to do the math on that to figure it out. I know the cost of the solar panels, wind turbine and battery bank ... add that to the cost of wiring (in any case). I'd be willing to bet that connecting to the grid costs more upfront but less than what we are paying out in gas & propane costs monthly. 


Decisions, decisions!