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In general, | In general, rooftop solar can almost always provide enough ''electricity'' for a house (and even charge an [[EV]] in many cases), but not always enough [[heating]]. | ||
{{minor|Burning [[hydrogen gas]] (generated from [[wind]] power) could probably make up the difference.}} | {{minor|Burning [[hydrogen gas]] (generated from [[wind]] power) could probably make up the difference.}} | ||
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Compared to [[wind power]], solar is far less land-intensive {{x|about 50x less, based on the fact that the atmosphere converts about 2% of the sun's energy (that hits the Earth) into winds}} but far more invasive to the land it ''does'' use. | Compared to [[wind power]], solar is far less land-intensive {{x|about 50x less, based on the fact that the atmosphere converts about 2% of the sun's energy (that hits the Earth) into winds}} but far more invasive to the land it ''does'' use. So [[rooftop solar]] should come first, as much as possible. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Solar thermal panels]] - {{light|Not electric | * [[Solar thermal panels]] - {{light|Not electric. Only for heating water & air.<!--[[hot water|water]] and [[heating|air]].-->}} | ||
* [[Concentrated solar thermal]] | * [[Concentrated solar thermal]] | ||
* [[Concentrator photovoltaics]] | * [[Concentrator photovoltaics]] | ||