I saw an ad to the following items

Chicago Electric Power systems
45 Watt Solar Panel Kit
400 Watt/800 Watt power inverter
Power Inverters 2000W Cont./4000W Surge

What else is needed to get electricity from the solar panels into a home?? How does this work?

I get a lot of sun and would be great to lower my HUGE summer electric bill. Lots of Sun = Lots of Heat = A/C all of the time = $ $ $ $ .

Best answer:

Answer by Liz
Well, my system looks like this:
2 x 80 watt 20 volt panels.
one photo voltaic charging thingy
8 x 6 volt deep cycle golf cart batteries wired such that they are really 4 12 volt batteries…
one 2000 / 4000 inverter.
about a mile of wire.

For the record, you will be cutting down on your eletrical usage, but even with a big fat system and a lot of batteries, if you are cranking your air con,watching TV, and microwaving your dinner, you will need to be connected to the grid. Any solar system capable of not hiccuping under normal city usage is going to set you back 10 to 20 K. If you want to go exclusively solar, you either need to be prepared to invest a hefty chunk of $ , or learn how to cut back on your usage.

I use this system in the middle of the Mojave, and it provides all the power we need. It does not provide all the power we WANT.

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