Electric Vehicles

Photovoltaic solar panels have come a long way in the last two decades. It is now possible to add some PV solar to your house that will pay for itself in a few years. Here are a few basic parameters to get you thinking.

• A two square meter panel can produce 500 peak watts in most areas
• In the tropics you can expect about six times the peak panel wattage in watt hours per day. For example, two 500 watt panels will produce about 6000 watt hours (6kWh) per day
• Panel cost prices vary but can be found for less than $.50/watt
• There are system options including off-grid and grid-tie
• A system such as a Tesla PowerWall is a grid-tie system that allows you to use the energy you have stored even when the grid is not operating

Stay tuned for a lot more about PV solar as I have installed both off-grid and grid-tie systems in multiple locations.