PV Gap

Lorraine Said:

How much money would it cost to put solar panels at my school versus the cost of wind power at my school?

We Answered:

YOu can't give a full answer ot the question without a whole lot more facts. The location of the building will tell you how effective solar panels will be. If it is in the far north, it will not be effective at all because for half the year, the sun is insufficient to power them. Wind power works only where there is consistent wind to run the turbines by turning the fans.

Solar energy has become less expensive because it is now mass produced and is built to be installed in a single facility. Most wind power is gathered in large collectives and the power is distributed through the power company. They are monstrously expensive to build because many of them are in locations that are difficult to get to like out in the ocean or on top of mountains though there are locations on flat land as well in windy areas.

You have to be where the sun shines more than not and where the wind blows more than not or you have to supplement it with purchased power.