DIY Solar Power for Beginners, a Technical Guide on How to Design, Install, and Maintain Grid-Tied and Off-Grid Solar Power Systems for Your Home

by DIY SOURCE

Imagine if you could cut your electricity bill in half by adding a solar setup to your house. Now what if I said you could design and install your DIY solar power system and escape the labor costs?Tendency toward off-grid living and homesteading, along with high electricity costs, has raised the demand for solar power, utilizing solar energy with no greenhouse gas production.By using step-by-step instructions, we will walk you through the whole process of solar powering your house.In this solar power DIY guide you will Whether you want to power your small workshop, invest in solar to skip the electricity bills or live a self-sufficient life in your off-grid homestead, this companion provides the essentials for your solar journey.

290 pages, Paperback

Published September 26, 2021

Reviews

[Daniel DeMille · Rating 5 out of 5]

Solar power – a way to be independent of the grid, but still have a reliable, sustainable and clean power source. This book is a beginner’s guide to setting up a solar array to maximize power, including tips on choosing the best system for your energy needs. The author also covers mistakes to avoid and common troubleshooting. The author covers the physics and engineering behind different types of electrical circuits in some detail. The author also provides a deep dive into solar panel types, and options for mounting solar panels (including pros and cons of each option). This book is rich with technical information about solar panels. It is a good book for those looking for a deep dive into the technical aspects of home solar panels.

For those looking for a DIY guide with simple, practical steps to set up home solar panels, this book includes much of that information interspersed within the more technical discussions. Having said that, if the author were to add some simple “how to” decision trees, and maybe a few practical checklists and/or step by step diagrams, perhaps at the end of chapters, or even as a final summary chapter, this would allow the reader to more quickly cut to the chase and start applying the appropriate steps to get a solar panel up and running, while still using the more technical chapters as a handy reference tool. But all in all, this book is full of great information on solar panel selection and installation.

[Samantha Tully · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quite informative and useful. I didn't feel talked down to and it was also was easy to understand.