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It seems unbelievably stupid to me to build solar panel based homes where I live: the northwest US. Makes a heck of a bunch of sense in CA or TX though.
by beebmam 4y ago
It seems unbelievably stupid to me to build solar panel based homes where I live: the northwest US.
Makes a heck of a bunch of sense in CA or TX though.
- DoreenMichele 4y agoPassive solar design is about creating a home which needs little energy to stay at a comfortable temperature. It's unrelated to generating electricity via solar power panels.
- rypskar 4y agoSolar is more effective in low temperatures than in high temperatures. Also northwest US is max around 49 degrees north, which is around Paris in Europe and it is normal to have solar much farther north in Europe
- brabel 4y agoSolar panels are extremely popular in Stockholm, 59 degrees North and less than 1,000 km from the Artic Circle. During winter, they produce very little electricity, admitedly... but they work well in all the other seasons so they still significantly reduce electricity consumption.
- vetinari 4y agoEurope is warmer than North America due to the Gulf Stream, so during winter at the same latitude, it takes less energy to heat the house. Anyway, at such lat, it is not possible to survive winter with only solar; you need additional energy source.
- Maakuth 4y agoThe northwest US doesn't seem* to be worse than most of the Europe, where we have a veritable boom of solar power. Granted, it produces next to nothing during the winter, but the yearly production makes it profitable still. Even for well insulated house you need some heating in the north, but it can be surprisingly little. It's not like these houses are going to be built totally without network mains. *: https://globalsolaratlas.info/ https://globalsolaratlas.info/