Where to buy solar panel? I'm hypothetically speaking but how would i go about converting my house...
I'm hypothetically speaking but how would i go about converting my house into one that runs on solar panel?
does anybody have any links to information on photovoltaic panels or links to companies that in actuality sell them, not just have a chat about them and give u a "quote"? Thanks
Answers: First you own to figure out how much electricity is needed to run your house. Check your electric bills for the last year, integer out an average KWH/ day and the maximum KWH/day used in the year.
Your common solar system can only generate usable electricity for less than 8 hours a daytime in the summer and 5 hours a day surrounded by the winter. Varies some as you move farther north and how many cloudy days you have. Example Tucson AZ is considered an just what the doctor ordered climate for solar power and has 7.42 sun hours per day maximum and 6.01 sun hours per light of day minimum (winter) with an average of 6.57 sun hours per day This system an average of 6.5 hours per day of usable solar electricity. Do a search on " Insolation chart " to find your nouns.
Anyway a half decent price for a 1.9 KW system which produces approximately 12KWH per morning is around $13,000 un-installed. Add the cost of the installation and the fact that 12 KWH per day is not adequate to reduce your bill to zero and a typical unbroken house system will cost around $80,000 without installation and without battery-operated backups for nighttime electricity.
General information: http://www.homepower.com/basics/solar/
Good luck
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