Is your House/Area good for Solar Power?

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  1. Malice

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    I have been pondering the idea of getting Solar Power added to the house (of course I dont think my Home Owners Association would allow all the mirrors or photo-voltaic sheets on my roof)

    Is your area good for Solar Power?
    Here is a great LINK

    My Areas solar rating is:
    Good (4.989 kWh/sq-m/day)

    and the estimates to pay 50% of my electric bill would cost me about $162,000

    That is a little steep, how about you?
     
    #1 Malice, Feb 4, 2008
  2. Morg

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    Not really, summers probably but do get alot of cloudy days
     
    #2 Morg, Feb 4, 2008
  3. Malice

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    Houston gets quite a bit of clouds also...hence its only in the GOOD range...
     
    #3 Malice, Feb 4, 2008
  4. Morg

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    I spend time in vegas and didn't noticed alot of solar power panels which is odd consider it's pretty sunny there alot of time
     
    #4 Morg, Feb 4, 2008
  5. chamber-music

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    I live in england so no but my grandmother lives in Jamacia and has sloar planels on her house.
     
    #5 chamber-music, Feb 4, 2008
  6. WTFimVENOM

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    mine is, and I have solar pannels on my roof in fact
     
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  7. Morg

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    Funny thing I heard is Amish are buying them, weird consider they suppose to shun things that are modern
     
    #7 Morg, Feb 4, 2008
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    Perhaps they call them something like God Ray Catchers to make it more Amish :cwink:
     
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  9. psychocheeseman

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    Vegas has a huge solar farm, but its not visible from the main strip.
     
    #9 psychocheeseman, Feb 4, 2008
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