PV Gap

Tracy Said:

It is possible to install complete Solar Power On over 52 million?

We Answered:

America will never spend vast amounts of money on anything except killing foreigners.

Claudia Said:

with so much of power problem in the county like india why use of solar power is not being given perference.?

We Answered:

FROM WHERE THEY WILL GET THE HUGE BILL FOR GIVING THE BENEFIT TO TA TA AND RELIANCE.

Alice Said:

how viable is it to install solar panel in domestic use-considering regular power cuts in india?]?

We Answered:

Pros are it is costly the panels are not cheap and storage of electricity using deep cycle batteries. This is also dependent on your peak demand, as to how many panels and batteries you will need.

Cons you would have low voltage days due to monsoon weathers and long period of cloudy days

Hybrid system are popular here. Wind turbine and solar panels

Justin Said:

Can 5 K.W. of power be produced by solar cells for domestic use and what would be the cost?

We Answered:

Yes, this can be done. The cost will be about US$50,000 to $100,000.

Shell Solar markets a 1 kW system for US$19,277. That includes an assist from their personnel for installation, but probably does not include all installation, especially if you are in an area where building regulations will require licensed electricians to install it.
http://www.solargysystems.com/scripts/pr…
Shell Solar can be found here:
http://www.shell.com/home/Framework?site…

BP Solar (the other big solar manufacterer besides Shell) is much more evasive about a price. However doing some searching I found an estimate for a 5 kW system of about $50,000. Since this was done on a website calculator I am skeptical of the price.
Here is the site:
http://www.bp.com/genericsection.do?cate…

Wendy Said:

With the ever increasing cost of Gas & Elec do you think that the goverment should subserdise solar power?

We Answered:

Yeah, it is very much possible to use solar power for home use. But also I think if the government changes their policy and settle the odd edges with the other politicians then these things wouldn't be that expensive for most citizens, and the government wouldn't have to steal it from others. And do you know that alchohol can be used as car fuel and alchohols can be cheaper then gas? Most of these advancement of technology has been implimented, but it became costly for the consumers later on only because of the government.