| As evidence continues to indicate that Earth's fossil | | | | of the solar panels themselves and the installation. |
| fuels sources are not going to last forever, | | | | Thanks to advancements in green technology, |
| governments around the world have been looking to | | | | residential solar panels are becoming more affordable |
| renewable resources as an alternative. One of those | | | | for the average homeowner. |
| renewable resources includes the sun, whose power | | | | Some homeowners have opted to purchase several |
| can be harnessed through residential solar power | | | | smaller systems to help power certain areas of their |
| panel systems. | | | | homes to help them save money. There have been |
| Solar panel kits are available from both online and | | | | cases where energy from the solar panels has been |
| "brick and mortar" retailers that are easy to assemble | | | | powerful enough to return "grid-based" power back to |
| and can be directed to power electrical and heating | | | | the electric company. Some homeowners have gone |
| appliances. As the advantages to solar power panels | | | | all the way and run their home entirely on solar energy |
| become clear, many homeowners are investigating | | | | all year round. |
| solar energy as an alternate energy source for their | | | | One problem with residential solar panel systems is the |
| homes. | | | | availability of sunlight. Those areas where sunlight is not |
| The Advantages and Disadvantages of Residential | | | | always available may not be good locations for the |
| Solar Power Panels | | | | use of solar panels. Another disadvantage is the more |
| A solar roof panel is what captures the sun's rays and | | | | power needed to run your house, the more panels are |
| converts them into electrical energy. Since the sun is a | | | | needed thus taking up more space. But, advances in |
| renewable energy source, there are great benefits to | | | | alternative energy sources means that solar panels |
| the homeowner who choose this to power their home. | | | | are getting smaller, more efficient and able to generate |
| There is no fee for harnessing the solar power and | | | | greater amounts of electricity. |
| hence, no fee for the electricity that it generates. | | | | The advantages of using residential solar panels far |
| The money you save in powering your home is the | | | | outweigh the disadvantages and will soon become |
| most obvious benefits to residential solar power | | | | THE alternative power supply. |
| panels. While solar power itself is free, there is the cost | | | | |