Types of Solar System Applications

Sunlight is an easily exploitable power source and its energy is available in constant supply, especially in western states where almost daily full-sunshine can be expected, so not moving your power supply to a Solar Power System is basically foolish. Continuing to rely on fossil fuels is pretty much insane, even if the vast majority of the world is doing just that.  Fossil fuels are damaging, expensive, and our supply is running out on a global basis.

Solar energy is inexhaustible  -- well at least it will not run-out in the foreseeable timeframe of the existence of man.

Once the solar power system/subsystem components are purchased and installed, the energy is virtually free.  Your electricity bill can literally go to zero and you will have a reliable system that usually will not go down for reasons outside your control or knowledge.

Solar Power is generated as DC but is typically converted to AC, so can provide power to both AC and DC devices.  DC power looses energy over relatively short distances where AC can be transmitted over long distances with relatively little loss.  To understand the economic benefits of AC over DC current, you only have to read-up on the battle between Thomas Edison and Nikolai Tesla.  Edison's attempt to install DC power as the common household power source in the US was beaten-out by Tesla's far superior AC implementation, which is commonplace today.

Household Application

If you install a sufficiently sized Solar Power System in a home, you can power the entire house. In fact my definition of sufficiently sized is that the power capacity of the Solar Power System is such that you always will produce more power than you will actually need in daily living.  Thus you can push the remainder back to your normal power company and sell energy to the grid.

Camper Power

Campers typically have batteries by default to power lights and amenities like refrigerators and water heaters.  They may even have air conditioning and microwaves.  And typically these power uses run off batteries when the camper cannot be plugged-into a facility power source.

A camper becomes wholly self-sufficient power-wise, if you install a solar power system.  This enable you to camp virtually anywhere without the need to plug-in.