PV Gap

Wilma Said:

Solar energy limitations?

We Answered:

You can power any appliance with solar power, but their setup may not have been able to do so.

At a guess, the people who you saw on TV had a setup which provided DC (direct current) and were using dedicated appliances and were simply unable to buy a DC microwave.

Hairdryers are very energy hungry (they use around 2kW - or enough to power round 75 energy efficient lightbulbs) so it may just not be practical to use a hairdryer.

If you get around to going solar, you can get a system which will run on AC (like most of your existing appliances use), but you will probably end up paying more for it.