@danderson The tl;dr:
Decision tree:
(1) Whole house; or (2) Critical subpanel.
I decided to go with 2, because I have some really awfully large loads I don't want to provision an inverter for: Two AC units (house is annoyingly geometrically complex) and 5kW of outdoor heaters that only get used about 5 hours per year, and an electric oven.
Once I'd decided on (2), it was a question of getting good runtime without needing to spend a ton on an inverter.
1/2
@danderson I'm at about the same point. If you want some opinions based on what I've decided, happy to share. (On the semi DIY side of things which may not appeal.)
Apropos of nothing, just ordered a cookbook from https://bookshop.org - it wasn't in stock at my local favorite place, and bookshop shares a part of the revenue with your chosen local bookstore.
A good and ethical alternative to Amazon if you want a book delivered.
@molly0xfff there were a few differences this year to tease out:
1) The basil was under the solar panels so it was shaded at noon.
2) We went on vacation earlier this year so it didn't dry out in August as much as it usually was.
3) I harvested it more frequently.
Alas, I changed three variables at once... 
The garden has declared that tonight is pesto gnocchi night.
Somehow my basil made it much longer than usual without bolting this year. I'll have to figure out what we did right, because it's been a glorious basil harvest all summer.
@inthehands @breadandcircuses the silicon valley billionaire echo chamber is a really frightening thing to watch.
@danderson The worst part was when they killed garlic reader to force more people to garlic plus.
