"Lol lol lol... it's off to work we go... " Fairy tale... the Sun... no one right or tax it!
solar panels. Who makes them? Hmmm...
Out of a
sample of 80 major frame producers,
59 are based out of China and the rest are scattered across 12 other countries.
Like all other tech products, where a solar panel is assembled does not paint a complete picture of where the panels actually come from. We've got the details.
southern-energy.com
So one solar panel at Lowe's cost $86.00.
How many solar panels generating on average per year per panel:
Multiply 250 x 6, and we can calculate that this panel can produce 1,500 Wh, or 1.5 kWh of electricity per day.
Learn how much electricity is produced by a solar panel, what factors affect solar panel output, and how many panels you need to power your home.
www.treehugger.com
1.5kWH/day of electricity...
How much electricity used in America in one day:
Electricity consumption in the United States was about 3.8 trillion kilowatthours (kWh) in 2020
How and how much electricity is used by major types of end uses in homes, commercial buildings, and manufacturing facilities.
www.eia.gov
Divided by 365.25 days or 10,403,832,991 KWh/day.... hmmm
How many solar panels: 41,615,331,964 panels at 1.5kWh/6 Cost at $86/panel: or $3,578,918,939.
And that is JUST the cost of the panels.
Add in the cost of installation. maintenance.
There ain't no such thing as a free lunch!