Where do they get their electricity when the sun doesn’t shine?
From their Uranus
““We have proof of the case now because [the hurricane] came right over us,” Nancy Chorpenning, a 68-year-old Babcock Ranch resident, told CNN. “We have water, electricity, internet — and we may be the only people in Southwest Florida who are that fortunate.”
Guess who they depend on for fire rescue, law enforcement and water sewer.
I’m sure for all that they are willing to turn a blind eye to all those evil gas guzzling ICE vehicles.
Depending upon where you live, the viability is Solar changes. In some places that don’t get a lot of sunshine (ie. Seattle) the justification is more difficult than others (Florida, California, Texas etc).
Solar installations vary, some connect to the grid to power the inverters (converts DC to AC). No power on the grid, you are dark. Cheaper, and the power you generate is sold to your power provider (at a discount). You sell 100kw, you may get credit for 75kw
The other, more expensive route is energy storage such as a Tesla PowerVault. You connect to external power to help charge, but at time point the software switche to your panels or batteries in the PowerVault. How long your PowerVault lasts is a variable you control. How often does the sun shine in your area? Where I live, we seldom see more than 2 days without bright sunshine; so my solution may not be your solution
But the need for a generator may unnecessary for you. Immediate cost investment is cheaper for a generation. 25 yrs down the road, the cost of ownership changes. It all depends
I saw a youtube video where A guy decided to use the solar energy during the day to fill up a large (50+ gallon) tank with water using a solar powered trickle pump. The idea was to allow the water to generate power via gravity as needed. He said it worked, but it was really ugly on his roof, so he got these big plastic mirror panels that helped it blend into the sky.
But the funny part was at the end he said how much power was stored in this “water” battery. It was the equivalent of one AA BATTERY!
Batteries
Or what happens when there is hail?
Besides smash, bang, boom, splinters....