How To Solar Power Your House

How hard is it to make your house solar powered or at least partially solar powered. How expensive is it? Are there any good websites that can help you accomplish this?

For about $10K you can put a 1 kWh parts only system on your home for grid tie only. This would hook to your home in the breaker box and would be powering any part of your home. It is not enough to run all of your home but it don't matter. The...

2007-07-01 19:52:53 by andrew_edgin

Solar panels and solar power are becoming more popular than ever. Solar energy can help offset electrical bills. In this video David Lupberger ...

Like so many other questions, the answer depends on what you want the result to be. And that has to start with a definition of the problem. I assume the problem is an electric bill that is deemed to high. So maybe you want to shave $100 per...

2007-02-22 14:28:16 by ♥~antdrewsmom~♥

I hear a lot of complaining about the oil companies and power companies "ripping" you off. The option is there. Do you utilize it? If not, why not? Or is it so much easier to complain then to do something? I know a lot about solar, so...

My dad bought this for our home... If you would like to do this be aware that you need to wait at least 7 months because the silicone that is used in the panels is hard to manufacture. The benefits and tax deductions can save you thousands of...

2006-09-28 12:08:15 by somebody else

I do.
My town lets me have the option- for an additional fee, they will guarantee that ALL your electricity comes from "green energy" (renewable resources- mainly wind around here).
So, I pay the extra fee. It...

2006-08-22 15:02:06 by brancomicguy

Here is how I understand it so far:

On Grid:
-the sun hits the solar cells
-the solar cells produce energy from the sun
-the energy from the solar cells is then sent to the grid
-the electric company and fed

On grid, yes you do need an inverter to send power to the grid, in fact you will require a standardized control module that will shut off your supply to the grid if the grid is powered down, it will not allow your system to send power below the...

2009-03-16 21:07:40 by dt

Call the distributor and ask them. That's probally what I would do. GO GREEN!

2008-06-25 21:05:55 by Mr. Know it all