Solar Power Break-Through

Sir Charls Shults shows us how he can make 6 kw Solar Systems for a fraction of today's PV solar panel costs. Power your home & Electric Car for $6,000 instead of over $50,000 for PV systems!

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News & Politics

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• Solar
• Power
• Electric
• Car
• Sustainability
• Eco

[MrEnergyCzar]

My solar array makes more power than my home uses.....

[chop98]

@randomizerman That's what I like to hear. :) We don't have to have their plush offerings so much to live a good life. Sometimes the hassle is far less without all the latest gizmos and gadgets. Glad to hear your power bill is going down. :)

[spoonerbooner]

great tash

[clnlgr]

I thought a Fresnel lense was unattainable but I never thought about a projection TV screen. This will reopen my search. Thanks for the tip.

[airport573]

My uncle is working at a company called Nuvo Sun. They are trying to create a house shingle that will act like a solar panel.

[randomizerman]

@chop98 This is only the start. I plan to switch to just my net-book, and shut my modem off while not in use soon. I am also thinking about lowering the water heater and maybe even disconnecting the fridge. I am even thinking about being homeless, and traveling on my bike. :-) nomad any one!

[randomizerman]

@chop98 To your car insurance company, ya I hate forced car insurance laws we have in the USA. I now have converted to using an electric and pedal bike, I charge it at work and at home. I save 130 dollar per mouth on insurance. Then I got a kilowatt to track down what uses power. Most of electronics burn power while they are off so I unplug them now. My microwave uses 2W constantly. After my sister moved out I have cut back on AC, I have got my electric bill down to $65 from $150.

[chop98]

@sailcats77 My cost is 35 dollars in the winter and 100 for 3 mos in the summer with the AC going. I'm working on getting a solar water heater set outside to preheat the water going into my tank. I do know that a member of my family has had great success with running solar panels (only 60 watts) with a grid tie inverter for knocking down the power bill. Harbor Freight offers this 60 watt system. Add that grid tie inverter which is cheap also and you're well on your way. Go LED and not CF.

[chop98]

@sailcats77 I applaud your efforts. Although I do live alone, I still live at the standard in which I set. I have roughly 1000 sq ft that I heat and cool. I actually cool this space with box fans and one 25,000 BTU air conditioner. I set my hot water at 160 degrees. I burn LED lights in track lighting in the main room where I spend the most time. The other lights I burn run nothing over 60 watts. I heat with a wood stove and keep it comfy in the winter.

[sailcats77]

@chop98

30kwh/day isn't all that much. At today's ~$0.15/kwh, that's only about a $135 power bill for the month. I'm trying my best to get power consumption that low. Even with no heat/ac on, our house still consumes ~35kwh/day, and that's with low water heater setting, 3 insulation blankets on it, all cf bulbs, etc, and it's smaller than 2000 sq ft.