Do you know which high-voltage and high-temperature connectors will survive sunlight, electrical connections and weather for 25 years? Call a certifi ed energy practitioner.
The report points out that solar
energy is a variable resource af- fected by cloud cover, the season, and macroeffects like volcanic erup- tions and forest fi res. When decid- ing whether it’s worth it to produce your own energy, one question to be answered is whether the load matches the needs — whether the power will be consumed during the daylight hours. Another is the future of energy
costs. Starcher asks, “Are you pay- ing the same now as we did when
we started farming in the 1940s? If you anticipate electricity costs on the utility’s scale increasing, is it worthwhile investing now?” Al- though it make take several more years for prices to cross over to where the home unit is cheaper per kilowatt-hour than the utility, the system may last 20 to 25 years and ultimately pay for itself.
How long does a spark last? To put the system in place, Starcher recommends hiring a de-
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with a system, like solar panels, that operates on direct current. He says, “While AC power turns on and off 60 times a second here in the U.S., DC does not turn off until you separate that switch. “So often, it’s a whole differ-
ent world of how long a spark will last and how far it can travel, and that is surprising to a lot of the laypersons when they start plan- ning these electrical systems. It’s
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