ENVIRSC 2EI3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Net Metering, Carbon Footprint, Photovoltaics
6 Feb 2017
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Which american presidents impacted the development of solar energy in the. President carter: attended the coming out party of the solar panel. Middle layer, made of silicon, whose electrons are freed upon contact with solar rays. Direct current, converted to alternating current in the house. 15, 000 28, 000 dollars to install. Not efficient and expensive, but some states will pay half of the investment (14 states) 15-20% of sun"s rays can be converted. Must have enough money to get it going. Solar energy is cheap, easy to live with (install and forget), house is like a. Lowered gas bills, the energy that isn"t used goes back into the grid where other houses can use it (they"re paid for this- net metering credit) Reducing carbon footprint, not using fossil fuels where other homes are. The sun doesn"t always shine, and we don"t have the ability to store it, so solar plants can only make energy during the day.
