According to various estimates, average household electrical consumption is about 24 kWh per day. If a home is equipped with only 100 sq-ft of photovoltaic panels, and assuming about 3 hours/day of effective sunshine, the offset would be about 3 kWh. This is a 12.5% reduction in daily electrical consumption.

If panels were installed on every home in America, the 12.5% reduction would be increased even further. Every kWh not produced would push back into savings on delivery of fuel to power plants, reduced maintenance and operating costs for power generators, etc.

Why don't we stimulate this industry by providing substantial financial incentives for both property owners (single or multifamily) as well as the companies that produce, install, and maintain these systems? Why can we not also create federal requirements that all new construction be equipped with solar panels?