Is it economical to use Solar Power yet or is the technology still priced to high?
I’d like to use solar power for the house i’m about to build. Either for some of it or all Solar Powered. Is it somewhat economical now. I also live in louisiana it is very humid and rains a decent amount, so how will that affect power and parts.
my home will probably be about 1600 sq. ft.
Solar Energy as a sole form of energy is not economical for the entire house. You might check into: http://www.geoexchange.org/pdf/cs-032.pdf as to some ideas about Geo Thermal home in Louisiana.
Their home, highly efficient, used around 1,184 KwH (Kilowatt Hours) monthly. I took a look at Solar Home.org and a 140 Watt solar panel was around $1000.00. You would need roughly 10 of these to power a highly efficient home. At a cost of 0.09 KwH it would take you roughly 94 years to make up the cost. I would take a look at offsetting the Solar Panels with GeoThermal.
You will have much greater savings putting your money into proper insulation, good windows and effecient heating and cooling. As well as how the house is orientated in reference to the standard winds and solar loads and trees to shade the house in the summer and block the wind in the winter.
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