Sentences with phrase «traditional solar panel system»

Even if the tiles don't make sense on your home, it is worth checking to see if a traditional solar panel system could save you money as they are much easier to install and generally have better payouts.

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Solar roof tiles cost nearly twice as much as a solar system comprised of traditional solar panels, coming in, on average, at a price range between $ 30,000 - $ 50,000 compared to $ 10,000 - $ 20,000 for panel - based rooftop solar sySolar roof tiles cost nearly twice as much as a solar system comprised of traditional solar panels, coming in, on average, at a price range between $ 30,000 - $ 50,000 compared to $ 10,000 - $ 20,000 for panel - based rooftop solar sysolar system comprised of traditional solar panels, coming in, on average, at a price range between $ 30,000 - $ 50,000 compared to $ 10,000 - $ 20,000 for panel - based rooftop solar sysolar panels, coming in, on average, at a price range between $ 30,000 - $ 50,000 compared to $ 10,000 - $ 20,000 for panel - based rooftop solar sysolar system.

It's long been known that solar tracking systems are able to harness more of the sun's energy than traditional fixed systems — a whopping 40 percent more — but while the bulky tracking panels do well in in spacious fields, they're not well - suited for rooftops.

This self - tracking design allows Solyndra's PV systems to capture more sunlight than traditional flat - surfaced solar panels, which require costly tilted mounting devices to improve the capture of direct light, offer poor collection of diffuse light and fail to collect reflected light from rooftops or other installation surfaces.

Photovoltaic systems use conducting material to convert sunlight directly to electricity and need only nominal amounts of water to wash their solar panels, compared with the traditional steam - turbine solar that uses much larger volumes of water for cooling towers.