Also, where can solar panels be purchased in the Binghamton/Liberty/Jeffersonville area? Home Depot has some on their website & I would like to see them in a store before purchasing or ordering them.

I’m trying to develop a DIY grid tie system & know only the basics about electrical work.
No worries guys I’m a master plumber & have a friend who is a master electrician who would be doing all the wiring. He wasn’t around for me to ask initially. Thanks for the answers!

Online stores selling solar photo-voltaic generation kits gives specs indicating the power generation capability of the system. For example, Solar World Grid-Tie Solar Electric System with 245W Panels & PV Powered PVP2000 Inverter, 1.2 to 2.4 kW. This seems to indicate that the system can generate 1.2 to 2.4 kW. Is that per day? Per month? I’m trying to calculate the return on investment, but can’t because I don’t know how much power a system such as this will generate in a month.

I have 46 3×6 cells at .5V by 2.8A. I could make a 36cell panel wired in series for 18V. However, I would like to wire 32cells in series for 16V & connenct the remaining 14cells in parallel to up my amps. Would the solar cells take this? would it work?

I am having this home built on 9.31 acres:http://details.coolhouseplans.com/details.html?pid=chp-38478&FoundID=2&sid=chp23&ordercode=C101

I want my homes electricity to come from solar panels I have a meeting with the company that is building my home about a week form how but I want opinion of others.
How many panels and how many watts per panel would I need for a 5,003sq.ft. home?

I am doing a big project for school, and I have decided to do it on solar panels. I am new to the subject but have done some research on it; I would like to buy a single panel, a charge controller, an inverter and a battery, to charge a simple lamp. My question is if the items in the links will work together and if the panel will produce electricity?

THE INVERTER:

http://www.tooltopia.com/solar-pi-1500x.aspx?utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=cse&utm_term=SOLPI1500X&utm_campaign=googlebase_18u

THE CHARGE CONTROLLER:

http://www.solarhome.org/sunsaver6chargecontrollerwithlvd.aspx

THE PANEL:

http://www.solarhome.org/bsp1watt12vcrystalline.aspx

I haven’t yet found a battery. Also, if you know any way to get cheaper items but for the same efficiency, please tell me. Thanks.
I’ve changed the inverter to this one:

http://www.tooltopia.com/atd-tools-5950.aspx