| As a survivalist I fully understand that in the event of a | | | | - Solar power is a green form of energy. It is a |
| major crisis our usual power generating facilities may | | | | non-polluting type of power source unlike oil. It emits no |
| not be functioning as expected. In that sense, I am | | | | undesirable gases or odors and does not harm our |
| continually seeking out additional means by which I can | | | | environment in any manner. We will never experience |
| create electrical power on my own. Having this ability | | | | a spill of any kind from solar power equipment. |
| to make my own electricity is not only beneficial at my | | | | - Best of all it is free. Once you have the necessary |
| normal home but would serve as a great advantage | | | | equipment firmly in place it will produce your needed |
| when it is functional at my distant emergency retreat | | | | electricity at no further expense on your part. With no |
| as well. | | | | moving parts of any kind the equipment if properly |
| The advantages of employing solar energy as a | | | | maintained can perhaps last you a lifetime. For us |
| power source have some far reaching effects upon | | | | survivalists these advantages can be seen in |
| not only my abilities to be self sufficient but for the | | | | everyday products such as the cars we drive, our hot |
| environment also. Practical solar equipment is relatively | | | | water heaters and light for our buildings. Since we |
| new at the market place and there is still much that | | | | often locate our emergency retreats in out of the way |
| we have to learn about this amazing way to make | | | | locations the use of solar power provides us with a bit |
| power. Regardless of its newness this astounding | | | | of human comforts that we have come to expect. |
| form of power generation is preordained to become | | | | I have been quite verbal at expressing the various |
| our major energy source in future years. Several of | | | | advantages of solar power and now to be fair I would |
| the fundamental advantages of this type of power | | | | like to present you with a few of its disadvantages. |
| are: | | | | The downfalls associated with these sunlight |
| - It is a very renewable energy resource. What this | | | | generating units are that they are still extremely costly. |
| means is that we will never run out of this form of | | | | The expected performance is lower then we would |
| energy. Fossil fuels have a limited life span and sooner | | | | want considering the financial investment necessary. |
| or later there will no longer be any oil to acquire as our | | | | We can only hope that the technology for this energy |
| reserves are completely depleted. Solar on the other | | | | source continues to be improved resulting in an |
| hand, will be available as long as the sun in the sky | | | | increase in quality while dropping the price considerably. |
| shines down upon us. | | | | |