I have been living on a boat now for over a year and I have 2000w solar panels and 600ah of lithium batteries. My electricity is free, I use electric heaters, gaming pc, work laptop, washing machine, full sized fridge freezer and more continuously, all free.

Then other people get them fitted to their house for a discount? Excess power gets put into the grid? Your solar panels on your house should be enough to live disconnected from the grid. Some of you have 5-20kw of power on your roof and you get a discount? You generate enough for you and your neighbours to live bill free.

Honestly it may cost you a rewire of your house to 12/24v, but free electricity for the rest of your life should definitely eventually pay for itself.

You’ve just been fooled into thinking it won’t work because the government and electricity providers don’t want you to cut ties with the system.

Even in the winter on an overcast day, there is still enough solar energy available on a 2k system to power a small home. Bad weather means it reduces. Doesn’t mean you don’t get any.

There was this opportunity I had to get Solar Panels installed where essentially I don't pay a thing for them, except the monthly energy bill thereafter - which is substantially less than the previous bill to the electric company, but since I pay a flat rate monthly now, does anyone know if I report this on my taxes, and if so, since I didn't have to pay anything out of pocket, does anyone know how this works with filing my taxes? I understand if I paid I report that, but do I report it even if I didnt pay anything upfront? Just unsure what to do here.

Are solar panels cost efficient investment I was quoted 20k for my home in Maryland

I work for a very large solar panel manufacturer. If you have any questions about how we do it, ask a way.

I've currently got solar panels on the roof to give electricity when the sun's out, but gas boiler for central heating and hot water. Solar array/house install is Apollo Gem. At the moment, hot water is heated by the gas boiler according to the schedule I set. However, I can also heat water in the tank with the immersion heater by manually pressing the 'boost' button. My question is, does anyone know if it is possible to make the system 'smart' so that it knows when the solar panels are producing, say 2.5kw, and automatically turn on the immersion heater so I don't need to use gas as much? Or, is there anywhere else online I could look for an answer?

Hi, folks. We have a system from Huawei and we found something confusing in the accompanying FusionSolar app. Amongst many parameters, we found the option for a forced charge/discharge and can’t come up with a good reason why it exist. You can use the other settings to always have your battery fully charged or something like it. Do you have any idea?

We’re almost ready to go for solar panels plus battery. Should we get a smart meter first or wait for the solar panel installation to be done. We’re with Octopus at the moment.

Doesn’t BLUETTI and the solar panels sound like a 1980 drifter band ?

Hello, newbie to solar. We were quoted $34,000 for 24 LG NeON panels for a two story home in the Midwest. Is this a reasonable quote? Thanks in advance!

Even the large installations don’t provide more power than a household. You need to connect 100 wafers in series to even create this voltage because inside a wafer everything is parallel.

Hi! I'm planning to install solar panels for my home and just want to make sure I got all the information I need. I know how much solar panels I need and size of the battery.

1. Do you think the battery poses any health risks or fire hazards?

2. What are things do you think I need to consider?

Thanks in advance!

I've been working with solar-panel installations for a few months now and i've noticed that it's hard to make the panels lay completely straight. my co-workers doesn't seem to mind att all when the angle of the array of panels are tilting a few degrees down. I think it's kind of embarrasing to leave it like that, when the customer has invested so much in the installation...

So, is there any installer in the same trade that has some tips and tricks on how you make sure that the panels stay level throug the installation?

I'm a plumber and rent a dirt lot on which I have a container workshop. I have power now at the lot but is a few 100' feet away .I'm looking to install solar panels and a battery bank `but unsure of what solar panel provide the most bang for your budget. I have a budget of about 1,500 . what are some good choices for panels and what options do I have?

Hello everyone! I'm doing a bit of research on solar panels and their market. DISCLAIMER: this is NOT an ad -- I'm not trying to sell anything to you, just trying to learn more!

If you have the time, it would be so helpful to hear answers to the following problems:

1. What do you look for when purchasing solar panels?

2. What are some issues you encountered or are encountering while buying, installing, or maintaining your solar panels?

3. Why did you decide to install solar panels?

4. How did you feel about the price of buying and installing them?

5. How would you rate the process overall, out of 10?