| I hope after reading this article you will see as I have | | | | available in your area. You may be pleasantly |
| that the solar power advantages far outweigh the | | | | surprised. Of course, the obvious reduction or |
| solar power disadvantages. We as a people need to | | | | elimination of your electric bill is almost incentive |
| take the issue of energy independence seriously and | | | | enough, but in some areas the utilities will pay you for |
| realize we can make a difference. | | | | your excess electricity. Now that is turning the table. |
| One of the best solar power advantages, is the sun. | | | | There are some disadvantages, night and cloudy |
| The sun cost nothing to use. It is more dependable | | | | weather. Night time is an issue, there is no electricity |
| than oil and it is not political. If we are able to harness | | | | produced at night, but there are solutions available. |
| the energy from the sun, we remove ourselves from | | | | Cloudy weather is an issue in a few areas, but most |
| the whims of others such as market profiteers, sheiks | | | | of America gets good sun exposure year round. Even |
| and governmental budgets. What a relief? | | | | if there is a problem with cloudy weather, there could |
| Another of the advantages is solar panels. Solar | | | | still be a financial advantage to solar. It would depend |
| panels are virtually maintenance free, there are no | | | | on how many consumption reduction days available |
| moving parts. They last a long time, so any initial | | | | per year. |
| investment is paid for over and over again. The | | | | As you can see, the solar power advantages far |
| technology for solar panels is marching, so cost is | | | | exceed the solar power disadvantages. In the past |
| becoming a non-issue. The panels are affordable by | | | | only the well off could afford to take advantage of |
| for more home owners than ever before. | | | | energy independence, today with all of the incentives |
| Advantages also include financial benefits. There are | | | | many can afford it. If you are tired of being a pawn of |
| federal, state and local tax ramifications for improving | | | | the utility companies, wall street profiteers, and |
| your energy consumption, tax credits, home | | | | geopolitical situations I beseech you to take a serious |
| improvement credits and more. It would be well worth | | | | look at solar power. |
| the effort to find out what financial incentives are | | | | |