Published: February 07, 2011 » 0 Comments | Post a Comment Augusta, GA --
Saving money is a top priority for many families these days. Now one utility company is researching just how much solar panels can help their customers save money and the environment.
Using the sun as source of energy is great but Georgia Power want to know if those solar panels can put out the power that they need.
You may have seen some of the solar panels around town. They're part of a "heavyweight match-up" between nuclear energy and solar energy.
Georgia Power teamed up with the Electric Power Research Institute to run a series of tests to see if the sun can beat out nuclear energy as your home's future power source.
“Making it more effective and efficient so that we may be able to use it as an industry for our large scale production and as utilities benefit so will customers,” said Carol Boatwright, spokesperson for Georgia Power.
Georgia Power says each panel, under optimum conditions and full sun, can generate about 200 watts of electricity. But, can that handle all of your home's power needs?
“They want to see if they can use these...if they put enough of them up...whether it can be another form of generation to meet the electrical demands of the citizens in that area,” said Engineer Manager David Watwood.
These panels will be up around the city and state for the next 18 months.
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