Old Rocks
Diamond Member
And, as usual, Walleyes is lying through his teeth. Completely possible, either with a grid tied system, or a stand alone system.It's impossible to power a home 100% on solar alone. My solar array provides about 40% of the energy I need, on a good day. My water wheel on the other hand is very useful providing 60% 24/7 until winter freezes up the creek, then we have to rely solely on grid power which is way cheaper than the generator we have in case there is a grid failure.
Solar-powering a House - HowStuffWorks
What would you have to do to power your house with solar energy? Although it's not as simple as just slapping some modules on your roof, it's not extremely difficult to do, either.
How many solar panels do I need on my house to become energy independent MIT School of Engineering
Mailoa would rephrase the question as follows to get at some of the necessary details: “Given my average consumption of X kWh of electricity per year, and the annual average of Y kWh/m2/day of solar insolation, how many solar panels of efficiency Z% will I need to install for my home to become energy independent?”
The first of those variables is the amount of energy your house uses, which depends on things we’re all pretty aware of—whether you turn the lights off when you leave a room, how much you run your air conditioning unit when it gets hot, etc. The less electricity you use, the fewer solar panels you’ll need.
Now Walleyes says you cannot completely power your home with solar. MIT says you can. Oh, who to believe.