02 April 2012
How about a big two thumbs up, and make it your green thumb for some neighbors living in Berkeley, California. It’s such a great site to see not only one, but two houses next to each other that are both making their own electricity from the most powerful thing known to man, the sun. Although [...]
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31 January 2012
Catching Some Rays down in the Desert It might look out of place, but in my opinion, it looks pretty nice to see some small roof solar panels resting on-top of this desert home. From this actual picture, you can see the the panels are not getting direct sunlight at the moment, but that is because [...]
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27 December 2011
Parking Lot Solar For anybody who is thinking that solar power is not alive anymore, think again. Some of the smartest people on the planet are investing in solar power, and those people are the ones who manage the Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital which is part of Stanford University’s Medical Center. At one of their new [...]
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21 December 2011
2 KW Solar Panels Systems Recently, there are many advertisements running on TV comparing prices and sizes of different PV solar systems, and it is time that we investigate just what is happening in terms of the consumers true value received. One particular commercial is promoting a solar system that is rated at 2 kilowatts or [...]
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13 September 2011
Let’s face it, everybody no matter who you or your organization are are using electricity. That much we can all agree on. When there is an interest in finding alternative power sources such as PV solar panels, it is really important to figure out what the barriers are to implementing an actual solar system. A church [...]
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05 September 2011
Kilowatt Hour Output data for Solar Systems in Atlanta Georgia: First, let’s look at what could be expected from a 3 kW solar panel system that is producing electricity from solar radiation. 3 kW Solar Panel System in Atlanta, GA: Solar System Specification: City: Atlanta State: Georgia Latitude: 33.65° N Longitude: 84.43° W Elevation: 315 m PV System Specifications DC Rating: 3.0 kW DC to AC [...]
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27 August 2011
4kw Solar PV System Electricity Production Estimates for St. Louis, Missouri Here is a look at the expected values a solar panel system would be able to create in terms of electricity and final dollar savings on a monthly basis in St. Louis. A key component to this equation is the actual cost per kwh for [...]
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27 August 2011
Here is an example equation of what you could expect in electricity production each month of the year from a 4 KW PV solar system in Rochester, NY. Please assume that there are no problems with shade hitting the solar panels, and that the system is angled ideally towards the sunlight. The numbers below explain the monthly [...]
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27 August 2011
Here is data that shows the electricity production of a 4 kwh solar panel system in Lexington Kentucky. Again, we are going to be assuming that there is no shading and the solar panels are mounted at the appropriate angle of tilt towards the sun. Here is the solar production numbers that could be expected in [...]
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