The assault on government sponsored research and development will not save the country that much in taxpayer money, but it will rob us of future economic strength. #science #DoE #solar #pvwatts #NREL #StandUpForScience #ScienceForAll #StandUpForScience2025 #SciComm
The assault on government sponsored research and development will not save the country that much in taxpayer money, but it will rob us of future economic strength. #science #DoE #solar #pvwatts #NREL #StandUpForScience #ScienceForAll #StandUpForScience2025 #SciComm
National science research funding is used for thousands of projects like this, that might not clearly benefit taxpayers, but are vital for a stronger U.S. economy. These are the types of projects that we risk missing out on due to the recent political assaults on academia and science funding.
National science research funding is used for thousands of projects like this, that might not clearly benefit taxpayers, but are vital for a stronger U.S. economy. These are the types of projects that we risk missing out on due to the recent political assaults on academia and science funding.
It saved me from adding $10k of panels that would not have been useful. We are just one of thousands of households that benefited from this tool - this tool has probably indirectly saved taxpayers millions of dollars that have been injected into the economy as other purchases.
It saved me from adding $10k of panels that would not have been useful. We are just one of thousands of households that benefited from this tool - this tool has probably indirectly saved taxpayers millions of dollars that have been injected into the economy as other purchases.
For our roof, it showed that northern facing panels are simply not cost efficient and not worth the investment. It helped us tailor our system size to what we were looking for. This tool probably cost the equivalent of a year’s salary for a full time staffer to make.
For our roof, it showed that northern facing panels are simply not cost efficient and not worth the investment. It helped us tailor our system size to what we were looking for. This tool probably cost the equivalent of a year’s salary for a full time staffer to make.
Doing the calculation of sun angles across a full year is a solvable problem, but it is tedious and difficult calculation. Thankfully, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory made a tool to do these calculations for you. pvwatts.nrel.gov
Doing the calculation of sun angles across a full year is a solvable problem, but it is tedious and difficult calculation. Thankfully, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory made a tool to do these calculations for you. pvwatts.nrel.gov