The energy that radiates from our Sun and hits the earth’s surface every 90 minutes is enough to power all homes, cars, industry, and every piece of powered equipment or device we use for one year. Our limitations are in capture and storage technologies. As that tech advances, more companies and people consider adding solar into their electricity game plan.
Why Solar Power?
We cannot change the spatial relationship between the Sun and Earth. The angle of the Sun is what it is. We also cannot change when clouds form, or rain falls…. can we? Let us focus on what we CAN do with solar right now.
Daily home electricity consumption ranges from 33-54kWh. A 20-panel solar system will collect 6-8kW per hour. You can expect an average of 7 hours of sun exposure, with 4-5 hours of peek exposure. Run the math on that, and you get a range of 24-40kWh. If you have the right system and…
Read the full article originally published at ecofriend.org.