Is solar power worth it in UK?
Are solar panels worth it UK?
Can we believe everything we hear about solar power in UK? Installation companies tell us that you’ll save AND earn money with your domestic solar system, while governme...
Sizing Solar Panels – How many solar panels does it take to power your home?
Solar energy is the buzz at the moment and many homeowners want to take advantage of the Federal Solar Tax Incentive while it lasts, but how do you know...
Is solar power worth it in Colorado?
There’s a keen interest in solar power in Colorado, which is not surprising as it’s the 6th sunniest state, just after Texas and California.
The aim of this post is to find out if solar is wort...
Is full sunlight best for solar panel operation?
Solar panels are not particularly efficient. The best can be up to 20% efficient, which means that for every 1000 watts of the sun’s energy falling onto a solar panel it will genera...
How many solar panels do you need to run your house?
To run a house with energy consumption of 33kWh/day, 35 solar panels each rated at 300 watts would be needed if the average irradiance was 4.5 peak-sun-hours. The total calculat...
Do solar panels work in rainy weather?
Solar panels do work in the rain but with much reduced output. Power output may be between 5% to 10% of the solar system rating in full sunshine. Output watts depends on the effective irradia...
How much home solar to run 1000 kWh per month?
How Many Solar Panels Do You Need For 1000 kWh Per Month?
How Do I Calculate How Many Solar Panels I Need?
Here are the steps you need to follow to calculate the size of your solar pa...
What is meant by off-grid and on-grid solar systems?
Differences between on-grid and off-grid solar systems
Out of the three main systems for generating home electricity; solar, wind and hydro, solar is by far the most common and...
Solar energy and how to use it
How do solar panels work? Photovoltaics
What is solar energy in simple words?
Solar energy is the conversion of the sun’s energy into DC electricity that can be converted into the AC power used for d...
Can you charge ebike batteries with a solar panel?
Charging an ebike with solar seems a completely logical thing to do. After all, it represents totally free travel, without even plugging the bike battery charge into a house socke...
Solar panel installations have taken off in the past few years, but is solar worth it in your State?
This post will present you with enough information to give you a shrewd idea if it’s worth-while financially, how much you can e...
A 250W solar panel can generate about 1.5 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of energy per day and the average American household uses about 28.9 kWh of energy per day. The average family in the United States consumes 10,715 kWh of energy each...
