I'm a retired electrical engineer with a 40 year career working for a large investor owned electric & gas utility. All of my work was in distribution and transmission.
For years I've had interest in pv systems however as with a lot of people, I've never found the system economically feasible. 30 years ago I built a solar water heater for a small swimming pool which worked well. I have two 100 watt panels on my shop I use for battery charging and topping off batteries on lawn and garden equipment. Some of this equipment doesn't get used on a regular basis so I've it cheaper to keep the batteries charged than to replace them. I'm presently building a small 12v pv system with a 22 watt panel, 8 amp controller and 35ah battery to power a string of led lights mounted in colored glass globes on our deck.
Our present home has a geothermal heat pump and is surrounded by trees so solar is not an option. We are considering building a new smaller home and if we do it will have a metal roof with pv panels.
For years I've had interest in pv systems however as with a lot of people, I've never found the system economically feasible. 30 years ago I built a solar water heater for a small swimming pool which worked well. I have two 100 watt panels on my shop I use for battery charging and topping off batteries on lawn and garden equipment. Some of this equipment doesn't get used on a regular basis so I've it cheaper to keep the batteries charged than to replace them. I'm presently building a small 12v pv system with a 22 watt panel, 8 amp controller and 35ah battery to power a string of led lights mounted in colored glass globes on our deck.
Our present home has a geothermal heat pump and is surrounded by trees so solar is not an option. We are considering building a new smaller home and if we do it will have a metal roof with pv panels.
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