I live in sunny southern California and someone told me that installing solar panels on my roof can fully power my home on a summer day. Is this really true? How much would it cost me to do this? My home is a two story home in the suburbs. What are the pros and cons of doing this?

For many people it is not worth it because they pay a professional installing solar panels company to do the work. If you go that route, it will cost you about $50,000 to install enough solar panels to power your entire home.  I know a guy who paid a professional company to install solar panels to run his pool and he would have to live to be 80 years old just to break even because the professional company charges so much.

Your other option is to do it yourself. Start off small and gradually take more and more appliances off the power grid and onto solar panels. You can build and install your own for practically nothing. Click here to read a review about a very popular solar panel book sold through this website.

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With the rising cost of my monthly power bill I have decided that I want to put a solar panel(s) on my roof. What parts do I need in addition to the solar panels? Solar power controller? Wires? How do I wire it into my home's electrical system and about how much electricity would I create and save each month? Would the panels pay for themselves over time? Any help you can provide will be much appreciated. Thank you!

You need solar panels. The solar panels plug into a controller so you need a controller. The controller plugs into a battery bank so you need deep cycle batteries. Your battery bank plugs into an inverter which converts the current into AC that can be used in your home so you need an inverter. That's pretty much it. You just basically buy these parts and plug them together. Of course you need mounting racks for your solar panels if you plan on putting them on your roof.

Whether the panels pay for themselves depends on how you finance them. If you do it the way that most people do by going through a professional solar power company, then you are looking at a price tag of about $20,000. With interest on the financing, it will take about 10 - 15 years before you reach the break even point.

If you build and install your own solar panel system, then the price is much cheaper. You can build a solar panel system for about $200. The more panels you use, that price goes up. But if you do it yourself it will pay for itself in a matter of months rather than years. There are a few really good guides on the market that will guide you through the process and tell you exactly how to get solar panels cheap, how to buy cheap recycled deep cycle batteries, and how to wire everything into your home's electrical system. You can see the top two guides reviewed by clicking here on this link solar panel how to guides.

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I think I would like to have my own solar pnel but I don't know how to go about that. Many panels that I have seen are for things like car batteries or something but I don't understand how this can be transferred into electricity. What I would like to do is to power things like a stereo, a phone charger, an iPod, and some lamps. Can someone please explain to me in plain english how I can adapt the solar panel to my uses? Thank you.

I want to help you save your money so I'm going to give you various solutions. It's a good thing you asked your question here. You don't want to spend $200 on a huge solar panel to charge an iPod! LOL...right? Ok, here we go. For charging an iPod check this inexpensive product out on Amazon by going here Solio Powered Universal Charger for Mobiles, Ipod and Cameras

Now a stero is going to have a bigger load and so you need a bigger solar panel. Your time is money. Time is the stuff like is made of. Keep it simple. Here's an all-in-one solution where multiple parts are all wired into a cool box that can charge 12v DC power or 120 volt AC. This baby will run everything from a DVD player to a portable stereo, to even a 13 inch color TV! Check it out on Amazon at Xantrex Technologies 852-2071 Xpower AC/DC Powerpack Solar With 400 Watt Inverter, Two AC Outlets, USB Port, And Digital Display

For lights or lamps, I'm taking what you wrote to mean that these are outdoor lights. Here is a cheap 12 pack of stainless steel lights for your garden that are solar powered. Check it out on Amazon at SohoDecor 12 Pack Stainless Steel Solar Garden Lights , New 2009 2 LEDs version with Ultra High Sensitive Solar Panel /ECO Bonus Edition

For something bigger to power everything in your home, you will want solar panels that you can put on your roof. Here is an easy, inexpensive guide that helps you do this for your home for under $200. Check it out at Solar Panel How To Guides.

These are just some of the solar panel how to solutions I have found for you. There are many more. It is really an exciting time for solar power. Have fun!

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