TINY HOME SOLAR
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Monday - Friday 9 AM – 7 PM
Saturday 10 AM - 9 PM
Sunday Closed
(435) 522-5618
Providing Solar Power Solutions throughout the USA!
566 N Dixie Drive, St George, UT 84770
Tiny houses are a great candidate for solar power because the smaller space makes for low power needs. While the traditional home in America
uses around 30 KWs per day, my tiny house uses around 3 KWs per day.
How Much Power Does A Tiny House Use?
A tiny house will use around 4 KWs per day. Typically, around 80% of that power will be used for heating and cooling, assuming you cook and heat
water with propane or natural gas.
Here is an example of my power usage breakdown:
Mini-split (heating/cooling): 3,000 watts per day
Fridge: 780 watts per day
Lights: 100 watts per day
Cell Phone: 30 watts per day
Laptop: 240 watts per day
Total: 4,150 watts per day
How Many Panels Do You Need To Power A Tiny House?
15 solar panels will power a typical tiny house. This assumes an average sized solar panel of around 300 watts, which would generate around
4,500 watts of power from the sun. This would cover all your power needs including some heating and cooling, but require you to have a gas cook
range and a propane heated hot water heater. If you live in a particularly cold climate, you’ll most likely need to supplement your heating with a
propane heater too.
How many solar panels can you fit on a tiny house roof?
Generally speaking, you can only fit around 2 solar panels on a tiny house roof. This presents a real challenge because today you can really only
expect to make around 20 watts per square foot of solar panel in ideal circumstances. That means you’re only going to be able to fit around 600
watts of solar production on a tiny house roof, which isn’t a whole lot.
© 2022 Outdoor Power Innovations, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Business Hours
Monday - Friday 9 AM – 7 PM
Saturday 10 AM - 9 PM
Sunday Closed
(435) 522-5618
Providing Solar Power Solutions through-
out the USA!
566 N Dixie Dr. St George, UT 84770
© 2022 Outdoor Power Innovations, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
TINY HOME SOLAR
Tiny houses are a great candidate for solar power
because the smaller space makes for low power
needs. While the traditional home in America uses
around 30 KWs per day, my tiny house uses around 3
KWs per day.
How Much Power Does A Tiny House Use?
A tiny house will use around 4 KWs per day. Typically,
around 80% of that power will be used for heating
and cooling, assuming you cook and heat water with
propane or natural gas.
Here is an example of my power usage breakdown:
Mini-split (heating/cooling): 3,000 watts per day
Fridge: 780 watts per day
Lights: 100 watts per day
Cell Phone: 30 watts per day
Laptop: 240 watts per day
Total: 4,150 watts per day
How Many Panels Do You Need To Power A Tiny
House?
15 solar panels will power a typical tiny house. This
assumes an average sized solar panel of around 300
watts, which would generate around 4,500 watts of
power from the sun. This would cover all your power
needs including some heating and cooling, but
require you to have a gas cook range and a propane
heated hot water heater. If you live in a particularly
cold climate, you’ll most likely need to supplement
your heating with a propane heater too.
How many solar panels can you fit on a tiny house
roof?
Generally speaking, you can only fit around 2 solar
panels on a tiny house roof. This presents a real
challenge because today you can really only expect to
make around 20 watts per square foot of solar panel
in ideal circumstances. That means you’re only going
to be able to fit around 600 watts of solar production
on a tiny house roof, which isn’t a whole lot.
