> 1.2 kW of solar power is a fraction of typical household usage.
Yes and no; it really depends on what kind of house you have, how many people live there, and (culturally?) where you live.
I have an 1800 sqft condo in San Francisco, and a 3.6-4.0kW solar system would be what I'd end up installing if I were to do it the "normal" route with an installer and all the "red tape". Yes, that's obviously 3+ times the 1.2kW demonstrated here, but even a system like that would be useful for me to reduce my electricity costs (especially given where I live).
I know people with more modest electricity needs than I have. I also know people who have 16kW of solar on their roof and that still isn't enough to avoid pulling power from the grid sometimes. So: yes and no; it depends.
I never planned & priced out battery storage, but, sure, 2.4kWh would be pretty low for my needs, but it would still be useful.
It's just weird that the article title includes the phrase "energy independence", when the author admits that they still pull more than half their usage from the grid.
my wife and I managed to get to an average load of 100 Watts (2.4 kwh per day) for months at a time when we lived in San Diego, albeit with no a/c and gas heating/cooking/hot water. Modern appliances generally don't need much.
Yes and no; it really depends on what kind of house you have, how many people live there, and (culturally?) where you live.
I have an 1800 sqft condo in San Francisco, and a 3.6-4.0kW solar system would be what I'd end up installing if I were to do it the "normal" route with an installer and all the "red tape". Yes, that's obviously 3+ times the 1.2kW demonstrated here, but even a system like that would be useful for me to reduce my electricity costs (especially given where I live).
I know people with more modest electricity needs than I have. I also know people who have 16kW of solar on their roof and that still isn't enough to avoid pulling power from the grid sometimes. So: yes and no; it depends.
I never planned & priced out battery storage, but, sure, 2.4kWh would be pretty low for my needs, but it would still be useful.
It's just weird that the article title includes the phrase "energy independence", when the author admits that they still pull more than half their usage from the grid.