[AdamSelene235]

You compared it to hair dryers (1200W each) which by their nature use a lot of power for a short period of time. Why didn't you say that 2.3kW could power 35 60W light bulbs? I only have three 60W light bulbs on in my house at night. My TV only uses 300W. 2.3kW would power seven of them. My computer runs about 160W and my refrigerator about 700. 2.3kW would go a long way towards satisfying my electrical demands.

You need to throw your washer,dryer,over AC and heat into the mix as these are your primary power needs (which are small compared to those needed to operate our industry and infrastructure) Also that is 2.3 KW is peak production. I shot the photo around 1 pm. Take a 50% hit for the 12 hours of darkness. Take another 25% hit for nonideal angles of the sun. Take another hit for storage.

You can't live in the modern world on <1 KW average power draw with a footprint the size of a house.

[Politicalmom]

I would be happy to replace my roof with these cells and get SOME reduction in my energy bills, if they ever become cost effective. It isn't an all or nothing proposition.