i think that every house that is being built now should be solar powered the tec. is there what do u think???

Answer 1

ITA. We need to start using solar power & other technologies for energy much more and much faster so we are less dependent on foreign oil. (or even domestic oil, for that matter.) Major oil companies rule our wallets and now one of them will attempt to switch to bio-diesel but animal by-products will be included, not only veggie. (sheesh!)

Answer 2

Indium Gallium Nitride panels look it up, it's coming to a house near you. I love how everyone is about 15 years behind the power curve, it shows that engineers like myself and others in the industry have a long road ahead just getting everyone educated in what's available.
Correct, solar cells made from silicon are terribly inefficient, but that's why the solar tracker was invented. Most homes with geothermal (before you say it, it doesn't take an acre anymore to use it one can be installed with a mere postage stamp of a yard) can utilize a relatively small array and a wind turbine. Sight surveys are going to be required to set up an optimum system. Generally in places with clouds there is more wind (more wind turbines, less PV panels) and in sunny locales, you guessed it (more PV cells less turbines). Sun trackers increase yield during peak hours by 35%. Supplemented by wind turbines and stored in a deep cycle battery bank one would have enough power for the entire day and then some. At the very least it'll reduce the amount of power consumed off the grid.
Most of these systems cost the same as what people are spending on their kitchen upgrades and replacement windows and are eligible for supplemental grants in some areas of the country.
When the InGaN cells are introduced into the market at about 60% efficiency we'll see more cells popping up, until then buy one of my homes we're already doing just what you envision. As for the rest of you, get educated, do a google search or two or ask an engineer in the family or someone in the industry what's out, instead of being so quick to smugly deal your pessimistic OPINIONS on people who know just as little as you about the state of affairs in the industry.

Answer 3

Not a bad idea as long as people can afford it. Will add quite a bit to the cost of a home, but will be good for using less fossil fuel. Will still need to be on the grid for reliability. Wind and solar only work part of the time unless you go 100%, then you need to spend way more than most can afford. The only reason it is not being used is because our normal power supply is so much cheaper. Maybe if we taxed everyone without it?

Cali, do you really expect us to believe that a $250 investment in Solar returns that much? Give me a break. You can't even normally buy one panel for that.

Answer 4

I agree. I wish contractors for new homes were mandated to place renewable energy sources, solar, wind etc (whatever is pertinent for the area). We love our solar power.

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Answer 5

Not practical enough. Enough sunlight is available only in certain locales (e.g. here in Southern California). Sunlight needs to be there in great amounts for a great deal of the day and not change with the seasons. Houses will not look "pretty" with huge solar panels. Solar panels also cost a lot to build and install.

Answer 6

There are not enough solar panel factories in the world to make enough for all the houses. And even if there were, solar panels are so expensive that they would double the price of a low priced home. You would create millions of homeless people by raising the price of housing to more than they could afford.

Answer 7

I'm gonna go with it'd be a start. The only problem is the house would need to either be hooked to a grid still o have some other method of generating power because solar panels are hopelessly inefficient, easily damaged, and don't work that great when the sun isn't shining.

Answer 8

Its a reasonable idea to include something in local building codes that require both solar and wind power sources be included to energize, say, the lighting and isolated electronics outlets around the house. But for vital things like heating and cooling the owner is entitled to have a means of getting power from the grid.

Answer 9

Well, it depends. Making every house solar power will help save energy but will make millions of people lose their jobs. All electricians and all factories that make wires for electricity and all the people that make money off your electricity. Also it will start out very expensive and no one will buy it except for like Al Gore but he's just a big hypocrite. It would save lots of energy and I know that I said lots of negative stuff but I agree, just like with oil and how we have to change the way that we are so dependent of fuel, we have to change the way we use energy.

Answer 10

There are many things we can do. Solar is good, so is Wind. A lot of greenhouse gases are the methane we all create with our sewage. That can be used to help heat our hot water.

Answer 11

No, it will not work in many places. For example, it will be a big waste of money to install solar panels in Seattle or Boston...etc.

Btw, wind power creates more pollution than you imagine, look it up on internet. Wind power via wind mill is NOT a great thing.