Renovation Nation: Solar Panels

Follow Steve Thomas as he checks out a net zero house that generates all its own energy using solar panels. Watch more at planetgreen.discovery.com

25 thoughts on “Renovation Nation: Solar Panels”

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  6. @davehutchinson67 , well actually i totally disagree, it looks like he makes guests on the show very uncomfortable with the way he interacts with them. its just his personality, the things he says and does is very annoying to me, just opinion i guess.

  7. davehutchinson67

    @mtllcafxr Hold up…Steve is cool…he’s been around on TV for years…friendly…knows how to make people feel at ease on TV…can’t ask for more in a host can you? and then he picks up his toolbelt and goes to work…

  8. steve thomas is soooooo annoying, not spefically this vid……. but jesus, i cant watch anything hes on anymore

  9. excellent video…net-zero is rare. I converted my regular home to net-zero and made a video showing the changes I made. It’s called, “Preparing for peak oil”…

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  11. I know what the point was that was being demonstrated.. But basic electrical laws state P=EI (Power = Volts x Amps) all that was shown was Voltage NOT POWER.. It could have show 1000V BUT with no current then POWER out would be ZERO.. A volt meter measures VOLTS not Watts.. And working with the gear.. you can get a dead panel and will show you 25 to 30 V but is not capable of delivering 1 single milliAmp.

  12. i think the point was to prove that even a with a damaged panel the array can still produce and transmit power… if its producing volts then it can transmit energy from other panels in the array depending on if the are parallel or series…

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  14. The test on the panel.. Not very scientific.. As a matter of fact VERY MISLEADING..Voltage is not POWER..
    Just measuring the Voltage output means nothing.. Place an electrical load on the panel.. then measure the POWER not just the voltage..

    You have sceptics watching.. and little slips like this is not helping

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