PV Gap

Wallace Said:

What is the best Solar Panels to power your home with?

We Answered:

Any commercial-grade solar panel will do the trick. The bigger question is how much you need, and whether you need storage.

If you plan to go off-the-grid, you will need to design a large enough system to provide both for normal use and sufficient storage to carry you through periods of no sun - and overnight, of course.

The rule-of-thumb is approximately 3 x your peak load, with sufficient storage for a full 24 hours of no sun.

Assume your refrigerator uses an average of 800 watts per hour and operates for 8 hours per day (probably a bit high in both cases, but better to be cautious). Assume your total additional average load is also 800 watts - meaning _NO_ hair dryer, flat-screen television, heavy-duty vacuum cleaner, electric heater, clothes washer, dishwasher, electric stove, and so forth.

You will need a 5,000 watt system with 30,000 "watts" of storage. That is a pretty large bank of batteries as you might imagine.

Your approximate installed-cost will be something on the order of $40,000 - $60,000, or $8 - $12/watt depending on a lot of factors.

Irene Said:

Which states are the best to place solar panels and why?

We Answered:

Nevada. They get a lot of year round sunshine, there isn't a lot of occupied land for either industrial, agricultural or human habitat.

Wanda Said:

what are the best solar panels for perth?

We Answered:

The solar panel calculator shows a large range of solar panels including their efficiencies and sizes. Look for the highest efficiency inverter that give real time data on what the solar array is generating.

Stella Said:

Who makes the best Solar Panels at the best price currently.?

We Answered:

Mitsubishi Electric and GE seem to be in the forefront here though there are others like BP Solar and Evergreen Solar as well. You can find the full list at the Wholesale Solar site.

Rose Said:

what is the best solar panels to buy?

We Answered:

I have a very small home and I really thing I can make it by solar enegy and wind energy.

So I looked up at this site And guess what, I found a perfect and a easy way to make your won solar panel at home.

http://www.ehow.com/how_4857970_build-own-solar-panel.html

When I made one for a test it worked. So I thought Why not use it for a full day purpose I did a few modifications and it worked. Now I don't have to pay any electricity bills.

Yes I have reserve units like wind energy. In fact they are just like a battery fan. I have both these things at my home installed and fully functional.

http://www.ehow.com/how_4857996_build-own-windmill.html

It Can produce enough energy to run fans and yes keep the house cool.

And if you also want to make one try it out.

Good luck and save energy