<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Here's a way to work through the process:</span></div><div><span>http://www.wholesalesolar.com/StartHere/StartHere.html</span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>The average electrical consumption for U.S. homes is 958 kilowatt hours per month. (95,800 watts)<br></span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>Independent solar will cost you, though. You'll need $13-$15 thousand up front for the installation. The current costs for residential solar is about 28 cents per kilowatt hour in a sunny climate. In a cloudy climate, like Moscow in winter, it climbs to 63 cents/kwh. You can get the same electricity from Idaho power or Avista for 7-8 cents per
kwh.<br></span></div><br>http://www.solarbuzz.com/facts-and-figures/retail-price-environment/solar-electricity-priceshttp://www.solarbuzz.com/facts-and-figures/retail-price-environment/solar-electricity-prices.<div><br></div><div>Solar in Idaho:</div><div>http://www.energy.idaho.gov/renewableenergy/solar.htm</div><div><br></div><div>Ron Force<br>Moscow Idaho USA<br></div> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Moscow Vision2020 <vision2020@moscow.com> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, March 22, 2012 6:20 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b>
[Vision2020] Question to Anyone. How do you get off the grid?<br> </font> </div> <br>
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<div style="">Does anyone know how to get off the electrical grid? I would like to just buy some solar panels and hook them up. How many watts does it take to run a household? I saw this at Costco;</div>
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<div style="">260 Watts, max power? What does that mean? How many would I need to buy? <var id="yiv734948484yui-ie-cursor"></var>Anyone know? Thanks.</div>
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