i already have solar/gas water heating, but was wondering if getting solar panels for electricity installed was a good idea.
Sure they work, photovoltaics. Light goes in, electricity goes out. Is it a good idea? Well. See, they're expensive. You probably need several kilowatts of capacity to run your house for one thing, and that's going to require several thousands of dollars worth of panels. And electricity doesn't cost that much. You can figure out how long it would take you to make the expense back. It would be a while. It would take even longer if you wanted to spring for a system that could take you completely off the grid, that would require banks of deep cycle batteries too. But most people are probably fine with a system that ties into the grid, and depending on who your utility is you may be able to sell surplus power back to them. Expense is the main reason I think you don't see a huge number of people adopting photovoltaics yet. Doesn't explain why solar heating isn't more popular though. That's really cheap and practical by comparison. But yeah you can find the photovoltaic panels for sale all over the place. Google it. Yeah the going rate for panels is around 2 bucks a watt.
apart from, the way photograph voltaic panels are under pressure jointly can impact the voltage output. If the panels are under pressure with the output of one connecting to the enter of the subsequent, or in sequence, the voltages of the panels upload up. as an occasion, in case you have 4 2 Volt panels under pressure in sequence, the whole voltage of the array would be 40 8 Volts. If the panels are under pressure so as that all and sundry their inputs and outputs are related, or in parallel, those comparable 4 panels would have an entire voltage of 2 V, however the device would have 4 cases the present (Amps) of one panel.
Definitely, your idea is a perfect one. Solar electricity panels work well.
Why of course. Just buying them is the big buzz. Companies are doing thousands if not millions of dollars a month only by selling Solar Panel. I did a little search and I found that it costs 7000$ to install solar panels for an average roof. If you're a hardcore green, then Bon Appétit, I'm not preventing you to buy it. All I'm just saying is that it'll take months if not years to get that money back. It is good for electricity, and I saw it worked on a company building called Better Place, so save the world!
