Solar And Wind 4 Me

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I’m wondering if I can connect about 15 or 20 low voltage, 1 inch by 1 inch solar panels directly to a home 120V power circuit without any inverters or extra equipment?

How long would take to install solar panels from start to finish?

Due to design, permits, inspections etc. it took me almost a full month from start to finish, good luck!

I’m very interested in putting solar panels on my roof or in my windows because of all the sunlight i get. Where can I find information on how I can actually hook things up to use solar panels for real electricity from start to finsih?

Thanks!

http://www.thesolarguide.com/solar-power-uses/cost-faq.aspx

this site should give you all the information that you need to learn about solar panels

http://www.makeenergynow.com/how-to-install-solar-panels/

this site is great for many of DIY environmentally sustainable projects

for example in Florida .

you have to inform them

I’m moving to Florida next week, and I have read on internet, some electricity companies there can detect when energy is being used or not, we are a couple and know how to operate electricity but we do not know too much about laws in Florida , could anybody help us , please…

I’m not sure what information you are looking for. DSIRE has a database of all of the rebates, incentives, and regulations around renewable energy, maybe what you are looking for can be found here, http://www.dsireusa.org/incentives/index.cfm?re=1&ee=1&spv=0&st=0&srp=1&state=FL

If you are installing solar on your house, and tying it to the electric grid, you must sign a Net metering and interconnection agreement with the electric company. This allows you to sell any extra power you generate during the day back to the electric company. You would arrange that with the electric company itself.

Installation plus the solar panels, roughly?

Basically, you’re looking at about $10-$12 a watt. So, for a 2 kilowatt system (small house with minimal demand), you’re starting at about $20K. And, for a 3.5 kW system (most common size), you’re starting at about $35K. An especially large house might require a system as big as about 5 kW (about $50K).

How i make simple solar panels at home?

Can anyone recommend me a website that can tell me how to build a cheap solar panels? i want to save thousands off the cost of solar panels.

Thanks!

yes why not? this is the easy project.

Wouldn’t this actually help people in the long run?

I’m not sure if you have heard of PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy).

In a report released by Pike Research, 75% of Americans surveyed said they are interested in Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing programs. PACE is a financing arrangement run by a municipality where energy retrofits are paid through an annual special tax on the homeowner’s property tax bill, typically repaid over 15 or 20 years. 63% of those polled were most interested in using this type of financing for solar panels or tankless water heaters.

What is unique about PACE is that it allows energy retrofits to be attached to the home, not the borrower. Many homeowners don’t want to make the commitment for solar or towards energy efficiency because they aren’t sure how long they will be in their home. If for some reason, the homeowner has to move before he recovers the project cost, the liability (and benefits) will be passed on to the future owners. In addition, these improvements usually require a large cash outlay upfront. PACE gives a lot of flexibility by spreading that cost.

I think it used Google Earth I could draw the area the panels would be installed

You’re looking for RoofRay - http://www.roofray.com/

You can outline the roof, tell it the pitch, and it will figure out how much area you have available for solar panels and what they might produce in your area, assuming no shading issues.

You can also put in utility bills, and it will give you an estimate of savings, ROI, etc.