What is the number of people that use Solar panels or solar energy in San Jose?

I need this information for my project so please make the numbers as recent as you can get, 2007-2010 the best.
Even a percentage will work because I need this for a project.
NREL just released that data for the US on the website below. You will have to enter all the zip codes for San Jose [...]

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Can you get energy at night from solar panels?

Is it possible to store energy from solar panels for night?
There are a number of ways to produce small amounts of energy at night from solar panels. Here is an example of one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roLWoFIjkrI&feature=PlayList&p=7EAE21AC4AFE6F7B
Electricity is more difficult to store. Putting electricity on the daytime grid and taking power away later is more [...]

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Price and energy production of solar panels?

I have been thinking about getting solar panels for my house. What do you think I should get? Companies? Prices?
I also have another question. How much energy can a small solar panel produce?
A small panel will not produce much power. When people put solar electric panels on their house with the goal of [...]

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Where can I find interesting posts about renewable energy, solar panels…?

Where I can find interesting posts about renewable energy, solar panels, ecology and so on…
Check out the learn section at the AltE Store. http://www.altestore.com/learn/. We have articles and free videos to learn about solar electric, solar water heating, energy efficiency, etc.

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What is a good book for learning about solar panels and solar energy?

Particularly home built or inexpensive solar energy. I’m looking for something that will explain the entire process. Many books I have found assume previous knowledge of the subject and usually end with me Googling for a couple hours. Thanks!
You can go for "Earth4Energy". It offers a lot of fantastic home made solar solutions on their [...]

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