Q:How do solar panels affect the roof's lifespan?

Solar panels can actually extend the lifespan of a roof. They act as a protective layer, shielding the roof from harsh weather conditions and reducing direct exposure to sunlight. This helps to prevent deterioration and can ultimately prolong the roof's lifespan.

Q:Can solar panels be used for powering outdoor events or festivals?

Yes, solar panels can be used to power outdoor events or festivals. They are a sustainable and renewable energy source that can provide electricity for various needs such as lighting, sound systems, food stalls, and more. Solar panels can be set up in strategic locations to capture sunlight and convert it into usable energy, reducing the reliance on fossil fuels and minimizing the environmental impact of such events.

Q:I installed a 60watt solar panel on the top of my patio/pergola. This is wired to a charge controller then a battery in my basement. Do I need to run a ground from the solar panel? If so, whats the easiest way to do so? Is a wire attached to the aluminum frame then connected to a foot long rod into the ground enough?

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Q:Can solar panels be installed on swimming pools?

Yes, solar panels can be installed on swimming pools. Solar panels can help to power pool pumps, heaters, and other equipment, reducing energy costs and making pools more energy-efficient.

Q:I had installed over the summer a solar panel system on my house. Hers some infofor you: I live in MOThe system cost 25K (Rounded numbers)The Rebate from the utility company was about 0KThe expected tax rebate will be about 5KI have a home office from which I work and is 5% of my homes sq footage. My question is though I am getting a basic tax rebate, should I be able to claim part of this off as an expense for my home office?It seams logical since I used to deduct part of my electric bill and I there for should be able to write off part of this. I am, after all using electricity and getting a bill from the utility that is higher than it would be if I didn't have the office2. If so which amount should it be? The full 25K or something after the rebates.

The solar panels are a capital improvement. You can deduct 5% of the depreciable portion of the property as part of the home office deduction. You'd have to depreciate the solar on the same 39 year straight line schedule as the house itself. (The land value is never depreciated so you'll have to break that out separately.) Since this is business use of real estate, the depreciation is over 39 years, not the 27.5 years for residential rental real estate. That crunches out to a whopping $38 deduction per year for the depreciation on the solar panels. ($0,000 x .5) / 39 = $38.46 which rounds down to $38. If you're in a 25% tax bracket, that will save you a whopping $0 in taxes. Keep in mind that when you sell the home, the depreciation allowed or allowable will be subject to recapture. That is taxable income subject to a maximum tax rate of 28% even if you can exclude the gain on the sale under Section 2. For that reason you might wish to consider the safe harbor deduction new for tax year 203. You may deduct a flat $5 per square foot up to 300 square feet for a maximum deduction of $,500. That won't trigger the depreciation recapture (for the years that you use it, you can switch off year for year if you wish) and may reduce the likelihood of an audit as well.

Q:how to market solar energy products?

You'd better build some sample project. For e.g, if you mean solar water heater, install one pc on your roof, and make it generate hot water, and tell people about it.

Q:in a solar panel, i know that the electrons are knocked loose and used as energy, what happens to the protons?

Here okorder /... Within this structure, the electrons are not really lost from the system. An electron just gets enough energy (from light) to be able to leave its atom, and float freely around the structure. Hence you have electrons in motion, which is the definition of electric current. If the lights go out, the electrons just settle back into one of the atoms that is missing an electron.

Q:Hello, I am shopping for solar panels for my home and there are so many to choose from. My house uses 40 Kw of power a day. If you had to choose from the output power of a solar panel from below, which one would you choose and why would you choose it? 2 Volts 4 Amps 48Watts2 Volts 8.5 Amps 02Watts6 Volts 7 Amps 2Watts24 Volts 4.2 Amps 00.8Watts24 Volts 8 Amps 95Watts

There is more to sizing a system than simply selecting panels. I would suggest that you contact a solar installer to do a bid on your system. The quote should be free, and you can always say no. If a house used 40 kWh per day in our area, that would suggest a 6 kW array to offset substantially all the energy usage over the course of a year. Serious panels tend to be in the neighborhood of 200 watts nowadays, and that would mean 30 of those. You could size the system smaller, of course, if you wanted to offset a smaller percentage of your electricity. If there is any way that you can reduce the energy requirments, that will save you more money than putting in big solar. For example, if you can cut that in half by adding insulation and more efficient appliances, you will save more money than if you got a big array to power everything as-is.

Q:Online stores selling solar photo-voltaic generation kits gives specs indicating the power generation capability of the system. For example, Solar World Grid-Tie Solar Electric System with 245W Panels PV Powered PVP2000 Inverter, .2 to 2.4 kW. This seems to indicate that the system can generate .2 to 2.4 kW. Is that per day? Per month? I'm trying to calculate the return on investment, but can't because I don't know how much power a system such as this will generate in a month.

That would have to be in that instant of time or they would say kilo watt hours or KWH for short. But being the sun doesn't shine at the same intensity over any given hour you couldn't say a solar panel rated at 2.4KW would produce 2.4KWH of electric in a given hour. The power produced would have to vary as clouds passed over head. The power would also be reduced on days of heavy overcast or rain/ snow.

Q:Can solar panels be installed on a boat or yacht?

Yes, solar panels can be installed on a boat or yacht. In fact, many boat owners choose to install solar panels to harness the power of the sun and generate electricity while out on the water. These panels are typically mounted on the deck or on top of a bimini, and they are used to charge batteries and power various onboard systems, reducing the reliance on traditional fuel sources.