http://bit.ly/DownloadFreeE-ReportNow <br /><br />How do I know if a residential solar electric system would work on my home? <br /><br />One question I get all the time from people who are planning to for Residential solar electric system is, How do I know if a residential solar electric system would work on my home? <br /><br />Solar electric power works for most homes. You need a sunny place on your roof about 120 square feet or 11 square meters for smaller systems, and up to 1,000 square feet or 93 square meters for largest systems. <br /><br />Each solar module is approximately 5 feet or1.5 meters long and 2½ feet or 0.75 meters wide. The modules are always grouped in a set of four, and the minimum number of modules for smallest system is twelve modules. This requires an area of at least 120 square feet or 11 square meters. <br /><br />A south-facing roof area is optimal, but solar electric panels can be mounted on west- or east- facing roofs also and still produce better than 90 percent of the power of a true south
