Application: Energy Use and Alternative Energy
How much energy do your appliances use?
http://energy.gov/energysaver/articles/estimating-appliance-and-home-electronic-energy-use
(And if these appliances are running on 120 V supply, what is their internal resistance?)
Here is a cool blog from one of my alumni students. JohnSavesEnergy. Check out the solar power and the home built electric car.
How much solar power would you need? http://www.wholesalesolar.com/StartHere/OFFGRID/OFFGRIDCalculator.html