If I brought a solar panel kit for my holiday home could It power something for 24-7 or does it have to charge first?
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depeands what it is made to power and what size it is
It will depend on the size of the panel, the capacity of the battery, and what you are trying to power in your home.
It would take a lot of panels and a lot of battery capacity to subsist on solar-generated electricity alone. What is more common is that the solar panels merely contribute to your home’s electricity. So when you’re drawing a lot of power or it’s dark outside, your house will just draw from the local grid.
I would suggest buying this kit from a reputable source that can help you calculate, or at least provide decent reference material for calculating, what your house electricity needs are and what the kit will be able to provide.
Yes, but it would cost a fortune. You can actually make your own solar panels for almost no money.
Does the sun shine on your home 24-7?
You usually net meter a solar panel, selling the power to the utilities and buying it back during the night. It’s cheaper than batteries and you get to sell what you don’t use.