Category: Solar Homes

Should I remove solar panels or get a solar hot water heater?

I just found out that my homeowners insurance company wants to charge me 0 more per year because I have some old solar panels on my roof. They were put on by the previous owners a long time ago I think. They are for a solar water heater but they aren’t connected to anything because I just have a regular water heater in my garage. They are ugly as hell and I would just as soon take them down as I’d rather have a tankless system eventually anyways. My insurance is already 50 per year for a 140K house (Florida) so its high enough as it is. It seems stupid to pay 0 a year for something I’m not even using. Who can I call to take them down or can I do it myself or are solar water heaters cheap enough now that I should consider one?

How can Solar Panels help the economy?

The only ideas I have are that solar panels would open new jobs worldwide for those who don’t have no jobs, it would help the "common man" with their bills if solar panels become more popular. I need one or two more reasons how it can help the economy.
Try to use the Marxist Criticism as a lens to find one.

Can we mix different wattage and types of panels in Solar installation?

Hi, I want to know can we mix for example, solar panels from different companies and different wattage to power a home?

For example, if i mix Kyocera Solar 200w + Sharp 170w +
Aten Solar 60w etc to make up my installation?

What are the pros and cons?

Thanks for your answer. Really appreciated.

How many kilowatt hours of electricity will the solar panels generate in 20 days?

A house with a south-facing roof has photovoltaic panels on the roof. The photovoltaic panels have an efficiency of 10.3 % and occupy an area with dimensions 3.35 m by 8.55 m. The average solar radiation incident on the panels is 305 W/m2, averaged over all conditions for a year. How many kilowatt hours of electricity will the solar panels generate in 20 days?

where can I get free solar panels for my home?

Are there goverment grants for solar panels for residential? I live in New Jersey. USA. Or are there any experimental research companies that will install solar panels for free in return for their research purposes?
I just emailed the US Dept of Energy asking them the same question. Anyone know about the US Dept of Energy? What do they do?

What is the probability that none of the houses have solar panels to generate electricty?

Using a survey conducted in Winter 2009, it was estimated that only 1% of New Zealanders have solar panels on their houses to generate electricity. Consider a random sample of 20 New Zealand households.

a) What is the probability that at least one of them has solar panels to generate electricity?
b) What is the probability that none of them have solar panels to generate electricity?