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Here is a system that was patented by the late Jack Kilby, inventor of the integrated circuit, way back in 1977.
This never went anywhere, because at that time, the only working fuel cells were on the Space Shuttle & such and cost more than a house.
Check it out, it's a solar generating & energy storage system that could make each house stand alone on an energy basis, and is mass producible.
I have dreamed for many years about starting a company to make this type of system, once all the technology gets within reach..

United States Patent 4,021,323
Kilby , et al. May 3, 1977
Solar energy conversion


Abstract
Solar energy conversion is provided by a structure formed of a plurality of photovoltaic sources. An electrolyte wets the sources. Upon exposure to light the photovoltaic sources cause a current to flow in the electrolyte producing an electrochemical reaction. The products of this reaction may then be collected and stored. In a preferred embodiment the electrolyte is an aqueous solution of hydrogen iodide, and the hydrogen produced by the electrochemical reaction may be stored, burned as a fuel or used in a fuel cell to produce electrical energy.