| Solar Energy Facts You Might Want to Know in | | | | they are properly installed. They typically have a 20-25 |
| Setting Up Residential Solar Power | | | | year warranty and 40 year lifetime expectancy. So |
| Here are a few solar energy facts that might help you | | | | investing in a solar powered system is one viable |
| decide in considering converting your residential grid | | | | option that you might want to consider. |
| consuming homes in using renewable solar energy to | | | | Addressing Climate Change: |
| meet your daily energy needs. | | | | It is ironic that the sun is also the main source of |
| An average household consumes roughly around 9-15 | | | | non-renewable fossil fuels like coal, gas and petroleum, |
| kWh of energy daily. If a square foot of solar panel | | | | which began life as plants or animals millions of years |
| can produce 15W, a 700 sq foot solar panel can give | | | | ago from decomposed matter. Plant matter that grew |
| you around 10.5 kWh of electricity. This might be | | | | by aid of the sun is now the source of pollution that's |
| enough to meet your current energy consumption | | | | contributing to global warming and climate change. |
| needs. | | | | With fossil fuels' ill effects on the planet, solar energy |
| Most of the time, homeowners do not even bother to | | | | together with wind energy has now become a suitable |
| entertain the idea of converting to solar power | | | | alternative for renewable energy. |
| because of the expensive initial cost of installing one. | | | | The prices of oil continue to rise as demands from |
| Depending on the solar panels and support structures | | | | developing countries continue to grow. The reason oil |
| you need, this can set you back around $10-$20,000++ | | | | producers increase their prices is that they say fossil |
| for commercially available units. But, an average | | | | fuel reserves are limited and they cannot keep up with |
| homeowner that uses electricity from their utility grid | | | | the current demand. But we all know it's just business. |
| could spend roughly around $50,000 in the next 25 | | | | Just limit the supply from the demand and you'll get |
| years on electric bills alone. | | | | instant price increase and more profit for their bottom |
| With proper financing and even tax incentives being | | | | line. |
| offered by the government, you could spend the same | | | | Setting up solar power for the future is NOW. |
| or even less for the next 20-25 years after which the | | | | Technology allows us to miniaturize components that |
| power you generate from the solar power pays for | | | | used to be gigantic in size. Manufacturing costs of |
| itself and will generate savings after everything has all | | | | photovoltaic cells have continually dropped by 3-5% |
| been paid for. You can now use the savings for other | | | | per year because of this. Solar energy has now |
| investments. | | | | become an even more affordable energy source |
| Solar panels have generally low maintenance once | | | | suitable for homes and businesses. |