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Do you install solar panels on your home?

Emmanuel Adelakun @ogbenishyna44 (1744) 23 Apr

Solar panels are becoming popular these days all over the world, even the countries where electricity supplies are stable. Dop you have solar panels in some parts of your home or its unnecessary?

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Solar panels which follow the course of the sun

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 21 Dec 23

At this house-sit, they have a bank of solar panels which supply some, if not all, of their power. Australia is ideally suited to harness the power of the sun as we have so many sunny days. I’ve taken two photos of the solar...

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These are very clever solar panels

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 18 Jan 23

Many farmers in Western Australia make use of solar power nowadays. You might see just a couple of panels in the middle of a paddock but they are perhaps running a pump, sucking water up from below the ground. Many houses now,...

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Installing Solar Panels is not easy.

Jhana @solidcodes (1798) • Philippines 5 Oct 22

I thought Solar Panels are easy to install. As I watch more and more videos on YouTube. I found out there are many things to consider. It has many computation these includes, Number of House consumption load. Number of Solar...

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A busy few days at our place

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Aug 21

Following on from my discussion about the Ettamogah Pub, this photo is of the Quindanning Hotel. We are going there on a bus trip on Monday with other residents from our village. The photo is from a school reunion that was held...

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Our solar panels are fixed and working!

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 20 May 21

We have had 12 solar panels fixed to our roof, and they already starting to contribute to cutting our electricity bills! The installation was completed yesterday afternoon and we now need two things to happen - for the...

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Our solar panels are working well and providing us with free power

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 20 Dec 20

I wrote recently that we have had some free-standing solar panels installed down in the paddock. They had to be down there near the metre-box. The idea is that the panels will supply our household needs and any surplus will feed...

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Dancing in masks

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 28 Aug 20

We had a busier-than-usual day yesterday. Now we’ve retired, life is very laid-back for us mostly. However, yesterday the solar panels were hooked up to the grid and are now working. We can log in on the phone or computer to see...

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I'll be doing my laundry during daylight hours soon

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 25 Aug 20

Because our power is so much cheaper between 9pm and 7am, I do all my laundry and ironing (if any) between those hours. I also run the dish-washer at night. As from Friday, we should have solar power. For technical reasons, the...

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What do you think abour solar panels on roofs?

Mrki Krki @mrki444 (15162) • Croatia (Hrvatska) 19 Apr 20

I see some EU fonds helps you add solar panels on roofs. It helps you lower bills and some even sell electricity. Investition is not small and you need to add changes into roof structure and home heating systems. I don't have...

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Hey, I like These Solar Panels

Go Crossbones @crossbones27 (52905) • Mojave, California 7 Nov 18

We got 11 of them and they finally hooked them up. Had a couple of free months in Summer, but now fall. Days falling shorter, probably will not be as sunny, but sister goes need some money for the electric bill. How much? A buck....

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Smartflower Solar

Fishmomma @Fishmomma (11658) • United States 19 Feb 17

I'm looking for opinions, as members know my area normally is noted for a lot of sun. You can see what it looks like and read more about it at smartflowersolar. com. Some of the things it says 40% more efficient than the roof...

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Do You Have Solar Panels On Your Home?

M. K. Albus @MKAlubs (455) • United States 30 Aug 16

I've always fantasized about how wonderful it would be to never again send my hard-earned money to the electric company month after month after month. Unfortunately, I am currently living in an apartment and solar panels are not...

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Solar Panels on Mid-Century Architecture

ElizabethWallace @ElizabethWallace (12069) • United States 8 Jul 16

One of the reasons I moved to this neighborhood was the architecture of the homes. They are very Mid-Century, although built in the 1970s. They remind me of the homes built in Palm Springs in the 1950s. Every time I look out my...

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Happiness is...

MsTickle @MsTickle (25180) • Australia 7 Jul 16

Yesterday, after a few back and forth phone calls, a time was set of for my solar panels to be installed. Don't you laugh when you don't hear the phone and then when you call back you have to leave a message then they ring back...

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My Electric Bill Is A Beautiful Sight

Richard L. Meister Jr. @RichardMeister (5328) • Otis Orchards, Washington 2 Jul 16

No, I haven’t flipped my top. My electric bill is really a beautiful sight. How can a bill be a beautiful sight? When the amount owned says, Do Not Pay. Why would an electric bill say do not pay? It’s because I have a $178...

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Incoming President Promised to Improve Internet Speed and Use Alternative Energy Sources

@acelawrites @acelawrites (19272) • Philippines 25 May 16

Good news for all Filipinos: I heard on television that incoming President Rodrigo Duterte plans to increase internet speed and tap alternative energy sources to provide cheaper electricity. He said he will talk with internet...

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Solar Panels Are A Great Investment

Christopher @ChrisH09 (276) • Trinidad And Tobago 25 Mar 16

There are two great benefits to having solar panels to produce electric power for your home. The first is obvious you are saving money by not having to pay the electric company and the second benefit is you are using cleaner green...

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Goodbye Vienna, Hello Czech Republic

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Jan 16

On our tour of Europe in 2015, we spent ten days in Vienna. Once we left there we headed for the Czech Republic. We were only going through the corner of the country as we'd been told to keep our valuables with us in Prague and...

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Solar Energy --- an alternative source of power in the home!

mammots @mammots (3209) • Philippines 29 Dec 15

In response to the call to stop global warming i planned on buying a basic solar panel that's capable of powering three 3 watts LED lamps and is capable of charging a cell phone. One whole set costs more than three thousand pesos...

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