#144292 - 08/15/08 07:26 PM
Determining your roof's solar power capability
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Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 07/15/02
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Loc: TX
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This site allows you to look at your house in google maps, overlay assorted solar panels on it's roof, then it calculates the amount of electricity you could generate based on your location, orientation, etc... www.roofray.com -Blast
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#144305 - 08/15/08 09:19 PM
Re: Determining your roof's solar power capability
[Re: Todd W]
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Pooh-Bah
Registered: 02/16/08
Posts: 2463
Loc: Central California
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Minus whatever your Home Owner Association has to say about it.
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#144345 - 08/16/08 01:32 AM
Re: Determining your roof's solar power capability
[Re: Blast]
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Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 12/26/02
Posts: 3002
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Too bad it doesn't work. I'm in a newer subdivision but the map doesn't have any images at the resolution they need so I have to zoom out to where my house is just a few pixels and then its impossible to select the first point again to finish, no matter how close I am to the first point it always draws a third far away. I was trying at work so it could be the worthless internet explorer web browser, were forbidden to load any decent one on.
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#144346 - 08/16/08 01:34 AM
Re: Determining your roof's solar power capability
[Re: dweste]
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Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 12/26/02
Posts: 3002
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I'm hitting that issue now, HOA rules say no solar but I wasn't going to stay in the ghetto just to have solar. I'm hoping they will get with the times, solar and other "green" things are the in thing now.
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#144347 - 08/16/08 02:22 AM
Re: Determining your roof's solar power capability
[Re: Eugene]
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Enthusiast
Registered: 08/07/05
Posts: 359
Loc: Saratoga Springs,Utah,USA
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If my calculations are correct it will take me 23 yrs to break even
It says my cost is $57,000
FWIW
Mike
Edited by kd7fqd (08/16/08 02:31 AM)
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#144349 - 08/16/08 03:17 AM
Re: Determining your roof's solar power capability
[Re: kd7fqd]
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Enthusiast
Registered: 07/01/08
Posts: 250
Loc: Houston, Texas
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$64,000 for me, and 21 year break even. More importantly, I can't go off the grid. I can only reduce my bills.
On the other hand, if I switched to solar I would certainly try to match my usage with my production. Its too bad the calculator can't take that into consideration, by assuming that you would decrease your household usage by 10%.
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#144350 - 08/16/08 03:20 AM
Re: Determining your roof's solar power capability
[Re: clarktx]
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Enthusiast
Registered: 07/01/08
Posts: 250
Loc: Houston, Texas
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I really wonder if the suncube actually works. I've been following them for over year now. They use a fresnel lens to concentrate the light on the chip, and active sun tracking to maximize the input. Seems plausible enough.
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#144567 - 08/18/08 09:50 AM
Re: Determining your roof's solar power capability
[Re: Todd W]
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Pooh-Bah
Registered: 02/16/08
Posts: 2463
Loc: Central California
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More efficient photovoltaics are coming.
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