How To Choose Solar Panels | This Old House

Richard meets a solar expert who tells you what type, location and amount of solar panels will provide all your power needs.

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How To Choose Solar Panels | This Old House

[FishFind]

Just like the last video where they show you nothing and the title is misleading.

[theshuz]

Step 1. Read your power bill.
Step 2. Look at the sun.
Step 3. There is no step 3 you're blind now.

[JB]

Just where exactly did the choosing part come in?

[teaglet]

It didn’t tell me how to choose solar panels. Darn

[jacobbotden]

So where in the video did you say how to choose a panel?

[fmaz]

So "How do you choose a solar panel" ? Because this video didn't explained that at all. Nada.

[Nail]

Same here. It's an idea but no info on how to compute your needs and choose.

[thebigdoghimself]

At no point in this video did you talk about how to choose a solar panel.

[cowboycowgirl]

I did solar panels back in 2016 from Solar City now Tesla and in the summer months I do great in the winter here on Cape Cod with my house facing between NW & W so I don't produce as much in winter, this past summer I was seeing no payment due with my Electric company. In the winter months I'm still saving about $50 a month which is better than nothing.

[TheRealTonyCastillo]

So much left out of this video- Solaredge HD wave SE6000H-US I would guess, 310 watt 120 cell panels, the optimizer type P340 or P370. Price per watt for install...$2.50 to $3.00 a watt? The ending of 30% tax credit this year. 26% credit for systems installed in 2020, 22% credit for systems installed in 2021and the credit being eliminated on January 1, 2022. I have a 2.7kw system installed and it only saves me about $40.00 on a good month in the summer and maybe $20.00 in the winter. 5.6kw system, one can do the math. Unless this house is set up with mostly gas or propane it doesn't seem the proper size.

[arizonathepainter]

Price each panel? Inverter? Converter and price each battery? Nothing about

[NumberSpace]

A good rough estimate to figure out an approximation of how many 250 watt solar panels (common size) your house will need: Look at your power bill to see how many kwH (kilowatt hours) you consume in a month. Take that number and divide by 23. That assumes 3 hours of sunlight per day. For example, if your household consumes 500 kwH per month, then 500/23 = 22 panels. If you are lucky and live in the desert southwest, take that number and divide by 40. 500/40 = 13 panels. Hope that helps some of you.

[Nill]

The video does not show how to choose a PV model, but how much to buy. How is this not an infomercial for this installer.?

[lbguy]

If you're playing along at home, take a drink every time he says "absolutely"

[AnthonySDurant]

What about storing the energy on batteries? Would like to see that part.

[ncooty]

1. The title is inaccurate.
2. The video doesn't provide much info.

[theshuz]

This video gives no information on how to choose the right solar panel...

[PtrOBrn]

I wanna know how I can start with a few panels and expand it over time as I get money to afford expansion.

[josephkilleen]

Soooo, how much will the system cost? Installation cost? How many years will it take me to recuperate that cost? Will I ever recuperate that cost? What is the projected life of the equipment? WTF This Old House?? EDUCATE ME!!!

[renegadomota]

Still didn't explain how to choose them