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“Batteries and photovoltaics are about to merge,”
18 kWh of electric consumption per day in the summer is about average for a small three-bedroom home, that’s 1,000 watts for 18 hours. Now take a five bedroom home which is much larger, it may average about 80 kWh, according to Provo Power; In either case , an additional 20 to 40 kWh per day is substantial. So imagine if you could generate that much electrical power in one day by implementing solar panel systems or even a wind power generator for your home – your power bills would plummet.
Ceramatec’s battery breakthrough now makes that all possible.
In an article I read, this one person indicated he was floored by the prospect. He had recently installed the second of two wind power generators on his property that are each rated at 2.4 kilowatts continuous output. He had searched for the right battery system that can capture and store some of that for later use when it’s calm outside, but he hadn’t found a good solution., that is ……until now!
“This changes the whole scope of things and would have a major impact on what we’re trying to do,” Shepherd said. “Something that would provide 20 kilowatts would put us near 100 percent of what we would need to be completely independent. It would save literally thousands of dollars a year.”
This fellow, along with many others in the locations they are living in find that their utility companies charge a variable rate for power depending on demand during a given 24-hour period. With his windmill setup, this fellow has what’s called “net metering” — an electric meter that spins both ways. He pays for electricity coming in, but gets a credit back from his Utility company for the access power generated by his residential wind power system that flows back onto the grid. He says that he’s cut his power bills in half, and with good storage batteries he thinks he could reduce his total bill to zero.
Now in this article, tis fellow choose a wind power generator over home solar system when he was planning his renewable energy systems installation, he said he would reconsider that decision today as the bottom continues to fall out of the cost of solar cells.
Well golly… more to tell, tune in for part 6 tomorrow!
