Panels don't run things
What is your response to people who ask you "what will your solar panels run?" (run, as in power, operate)
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A helpful (but not too extended) reply could be something like "over the course of a sunny day, they generate about 2 kWh of energy, which is enough to power my fridge and television and lights" or whatever the details may be for you and your solar setup. The power does ultimately come from the solar panels, after all.
The fact that the power is temporarily stored in a battery is likely not all that relevant in answering the casual question; it's just a detail of the implementation. If you ask the city how much water the municipal pump station supplies, you likely wouldn't care or need to know that it actually gets pumped to a water tower and the tower supplies the water to the city. Of course if they're thinking of putting together their own solar energy system (or you're setting out to design a large scale water supply system) then such details are well worth delving into.
The fact that the power is temporarily stored in a battery is likely not all that relevant in answering the casual question; it's just a detail of the implementation. If you ask the city how much water the municipal pump station supplies, you likely wouldn't care or need to know that it actually gets pumped to a water tower and the tower supplies the water to the city. Of course if they're thinking of putting together their own solar energy system (or you're setting out to design a large scale water supply system) then such details are well worth delving into.
