[thackney]

My husband works in the Oil business and we’re looking into solar panels.

How will solar panels replace your personal consumption of oil?

[RightWhale]

How will solar panels replace your personal consumption of oil?

Haven't seen the sun in several days. There is a general yellowish glow to the south and the sun might be there for a couple hours around local noon, but it wouldn't get above the trees. So, even if I put up five acres of solar panels they would be producing zero watts these days.

[singfreedom]

It won’t help with the personal consumption of gasoline, but if we use the panels to heat water, it will cut down on the amount of natural gas we use. (We have a natural gas hot water heater.) We’ve also replaced one of our SUVs with a small gas efficient car. We have to keep one SUV for my husband’s business.