Feasibility Study for 1100 Watt Electricity Generation by Solar Panel Against Traditional Generation

Abstract

To satisfy the increasing electricity demand of residential sector in Iraq (58% of total pattern),and in services sector, many alternative solutions raised including the use of medium range diesel electricity generators, low-power gasoline electricity generators. Although these generators are pollutant and environmentally harmful due to using traditional fuels, this research will deal with the feasibility study of using the photovoltaic power supply generation system which converts the sunlight to electricity directly, showing that the conservation due to the photovoltaic power supply is about 45% in overall operation costs. the cost of 1,100 watts of power produced by civil generators was $1116 per year and the energy produced by household generators was $ 1,100 per year while the cost of energy produced by solar energy generators was $ 500 per year. Also, the research deal with the components of the solar system and the important types of feasibility study, finally providing comparison of all types of electricity generators including the investment, operation and constant costs.