Even with copper prices rising, I doubt there will be any cost savings with aluminum considering the increased costs of ALR and CO/ALR receptacles, switches, and even wire nuts.
I too believe aluminum wire fears are way overblown, though I have to admit it would ALL be ripped out if it were in *my* house. If the service entrance conductors were aluminum, something normally I wouldn't have any choice over, I'd be lobbying the POCO until that stuff was gone too.
Joe
