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Posted on 1/26/16 at 7:40 am to Placebeaux
Posted on 1/26/16 at 7:44 am to Placebeaux
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So let me get this right, you know all this stuff about energy and the cost of high efficiency energy products but you dont see the significance of a 6000sft house being offgrid utilizing 12 solar panels? And you dont see the significance of 12 panels putting out 14Kw of power?
Are you trying to argue the panels are the game changer? Surely they weren't invented on the site, they're just being installed there. Is the output the game change? I mean is this the first house in the world with these panels/batteries?
I guess I don't understand what is being done at this house that is so groundbreaking. I'm genuinely not trying to be a dick about it, but a game changer in solar power should not be something that is unique to someone with the money to build a 6k square foot house that can run "off grid" for one day in the deep south during January.
Additionally, surely this house isn't really off grid in the true sense of the word. Judging by your pictures and the time of the year, the test was run under absolute ideal circumstances. A muggy, overcast day in September is going to be a completely different story.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 8:16 am to slackster
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I guess I don't understand what is being done at this house that is so groundbreaking
No you dont
Posted on 1/26/16 at 8:44 am to Placebeaux
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No you dont
I am genuinely interested though. What is the significance of this exact set up? Has it ever been done before? Are these panels and batteries the first of their kind?
Posted on 1/26/16 at 8:46 am to slackster
Someone posted an article here about transparent, thin, panels being developed that will basically be adhered to windows and you won't even know that they're installed.
THAT will be a game changer if they can get it done.
THAT will be a game changer if they can get it done.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 8:56 am to slackster
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Are you trying to argue the panels are the game changer? Surely they weren't invented on the site, they're just being installed there. Is the output the game change? I mean is this the first house in the world with these panels/batteries?
I guess I don't understand what is being done at this house that is so groundbreaking. I'm genuinely not trying to be a dick about it, but a game changer in solar power should not be something that is unique to someone with the money to build a 6k square foot house that can run "off grid" for one day in the deep south during January.
Additionally, surely this house isn't really off grid in the true sense of the word. Judging by your pictures and the time of the year, the test was run under absolute ideal circumstances. A muggy, overcast day in September is going to be a completely different story.
You do realize you are going back and forth with a solar panel salesman right?
He shows up with a new game changing breakthrough about every 3-6 months.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 9:06 am to slackster
There is nothing special about the panels or the batteries but they work together to make it happen.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 9:21 am to Placebeaux
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Its autoclave aerated concrete. Very nice inside.
AAC does very well in warm climates. It basically disintegrates during freeze thaw cycle though.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 9:24 am to Placebeaux
I predict that power will eventually be virtually unlimited and free. We're just going to keep getting better at harnessing all of the energy the sun puts out, practical super conductors could be around the corner, and not to mention all of the energy we know is stored in a single atom that we still haven't fully figured out how to capture. I remember reading somewhere that the atoms in a glass of water contain enough energy to power an entire city
Posted on 1/26/16 at 9:36 am to Placebeaux
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There is nothing special about the panels or the batteries but they work together to make it happen.
I'm having a hard time grasping how 12 panels can power a 6,000 square foot house with 4 1.5-ton A/C units. Considering ultra conservative run times of 5 hours per day and super efficient systems with 18 SEER, you're still looking at ~20kW per day from the A/C system alone. What am I missing?
Posted on 1/26/16 at 9:42 am to slackster
Kw is a power
Kwh is energy over time
Kwh is energy over time
Posted on 1/26/16 at 10:25 am to Placebeaux
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Kw is a power
Kwh is energy over time
I understand that. I'm saying that the A/C units on that house will conservatively need 20kW per day on their own. Considering 4-5 hours of direct sunlight, I'm having trouble grasping how 12 panels are going to pull that off.
Are you telling me that the solar system you've shown in this thread can generate/store enough power to sustain a home that is using at least 20kW/day?
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