What can you run in your house with a 1.5 kW solar power system?

In Perth a 1.5 kW solar power system will produce on a yearly average 6.6 kWh per day, based on the Clean Energy Council Consumer Guide, Volume 3: 2 September 2010.

This estimation is based on the yearly average output and can vary according to your location, appliances types/years.

Appliance	Watts Usage	How many hours can I run each appliance for with my system per day
Light Bulbs	60	93
Fridge average-Post 2001	57	98
Coffee maker	900	6
Toaster or Microwave	1440	4
Desk computer +17”LCD	150	37
Laptop	45	124
Plasma TV 50-56”	340	16
LCD TV 42”	210	27
Medium electric space heater	900	6
2.5 ton central AC	3500	2

 

For example: on a yearly average my 1.5 kW solar power system will be able to sustain:

• 6 light bulbs
• A fridge post 2001
• A LCD TV 42”
• And a Medium space heater
• ALL TOGETHER FOR 3.6 HOURS PER DAY

What can you run in your house with a 2 kW solar power system?

In Perth a 2 kW solar power system will produce on a yearly average 8.8 kWh per day based on the Clean Energy Council Consumer Guide, Volume 3: 2 September 2010.

This estimation is based on the yearly average output and can vary according to your location, appliances types/years.

Appliance	Watts Usage	How many hours can I run each appliance for with my system per day
Light Bulbs	60	124
Fridge average-Post 2001	57	130
Coffee maker	900	8
Toaster or Microwave	1440	5
Desk computer +17”LCD	150	49
Laptop	45	165
Plasma TV 50-56”	340	22
LCD TV 42”	210	35
Medium electric space heater	900	8
2.5 ton central AC	3500	2

For example: on a yearly average my 2 kW solar power system will be able to sustain:

• 6 light bulbs
• A fridge post 2001
• A LCD TV 42”
• And a Medium space heater
• ALL TOGETHER FOR 4.9 HOURS PER DAY

What can you run in your house with a 3 kW solar power system?

In Perth a 3 kW solar power system will produce on a yearly average 13.2 kWh per day based on the Clean Energy Council Consumer Guide, Volume 3: 2 September 2010.

This estimation is based on the yearly average output and can vary according to your location, appliances types/years.

Appliance	Watts Usage	How many hours can I run each appliance for with my system per day
Light Bulbs	60	186
Fridge average-Post 2001	57	195
Coffee maker	900	12
Toaster or Microwave	1440	8
Desk computer +17”LCD	150	74
Laptop	45	247
Plasma TV 50-56”	340	33
LCD TV 42”	210	53
Medium electric space heater	900	12
2.5 ton central AC	3500	3

For example: on a yearly average my 3 kW solar power system will be able to sustain:

• 6 light bulbs
• A fridge post 2001
• A LCD TV 42”
• And a Medium space heater
• ALL TOGETHER FOR 7.3 HOURS PER DAY
   

What can you run in your house with a 5 kW solar power system?

In Perth a 5 kW solar power system will produce on a yearly average 22 kWh per day based on the Clean Energy Council Consumer Guide, Volume 3: 2 September 2010.

This estimation is based on the yearly average output and can vary according to your location, appliances types/years.

Appliance	Watts Usage	How many hours can I run each appliance for with my system per day
Light Bulbs	60	309
Fridge average-Post 2001	57	325
Coffee maker	900	21
Toaster or Microwave	1440	13
Desk computer +17”LCD	150	124
Laptop	45	412
Plasma TV 50-56”	340	55
LCD TV 42”	210	88
Medium electric space heater	900	21
2.5 ton central AC	3500	5

For example: on a yearly average my 5 kW solar power system will be able to sustain:

• 6 light bulbs
• A fridge post 2001
• A LCD TV 42”
• And a Medium space heater
• ALL TOGETHER FOR 12.1 HOURS PER DAY

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