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Can Solar Cells reasonably power a house ?
ByI vaguely remember a video in the past and on it I believe a major Bay Area company ( Google or Microsoft ? ) used Solar Power Cells to power ( or help power ) a buidling.
I vaguely remember a video in the past and on it I believe a major Bay Area company ( Google or Microsoft ? ) used Solar Power Cells to power ( or help power ) a buidling.
6 Comments
March 8th, 2010 at 11:31 pm
My house is 148% solar power. I sell to the electric company 48% of my electricity. Just got to have generators for emergencies and plenty of batteries and panels and a knowledge in solar power systems. Solar panels can coast a lot but the energy it converts pays for it self and keeps going..
March 8th, 2010 at 11:54 pm
While solar cells can power a house I think the cost is not reasonable.
March 9th, 2010 at 12:16 am
Very easily power a home.
Google installed solar on their offices and parking lot.
Look at the roof tops. Lots and lots of Sharp Brand Panels. But it does look like the missed a couple of spots where they could have put more.
http://www.google.com/corporate/solarpanels/home
March 9th, 2010 at 12:45 am
Possible, yes; reasonable, no. At least if by reasonable you mean competative with purchased power from conventional generating stations.
March 9th, 2010 at 1:08 am
Yes many solar powered homes make more power than they need a lot of the time and they sell the surplus back to the utility company and receive a check for that surplus.
March 9th, 2010 at 2:06 am
Yes, absolutely.