They as well as wind turbines do not produce much power on a large scale. If you are interested for real check out "grid tie inverters" for easy hook up once you have your panels, or turbines. If you are serious build them yourself, it is very easy just alot of soldering. You can purchase all your panels on Ebay for a fraction of what you would pay for a prebuilt system.
I am sure you do not have access to a reactor, but another option for you could be geothermal.
Good luck.