The Advantages of Solar Power

The advantages of solar power are far-reaching.wind power can create a lot of noise. Solar power, on
Although solar power is an energy source that wethe other hand, is completely silent.
have only recently tapped into, it may easily becomeThere are so many advantages of solar power that it
the most important energy source of the future. This isis amazing that it is not yet more common. Perhaps
because of the many advantages of solar power.the main reason for this is that at the onset, solar
What are the advantages of solar power?power can be expensive. Solar cells are not cheap. Of
· It is a renewable resource. We do not havecourse, technology for this is improving, and it will
to worry about the sun ever going away (after all, if itcontinue to improve as the cost of other forms of
did, we would be dead). Although it may disappearpower increase.
behind a few clouds for a few minutes, disappearThe band, They Might Be Giants know about the
completely at night, or for hours during the winter, wepower of the sun. In their song, "Why Does the Sun
can always expect it to come back in full force.Shine?" they highlight the great power that is the sun:
· Solar power is non-polluting. Unlike oil, solarThe sun is a mass of incandescent gas /
power does not emit any greenhouse gases orA gigantic nuclear furnace /
carcinogens into the air. Solar power is good for theWhere hydrogen is built into helium /
environment (at least, it certainly is not harmful likeAt a temperature of millions of degrees... //
other sources of power!)We need its light /
· The light and energy from the sun is free. InWe need its heat /
other words, once you have your solar lights orWe need its energy /
solarpanels set up, etc., you are not going to have toWithout the sun, without a doubt /
pay to run them.There'd be no you and me /
· Solar cells require very little maintenance,More than ever now, "We need its energy." With costs
greatly because there are no moving parts that mustof other types of energy on the rise and the depletion
be maintained.of many types of fuels, etc., we really need the energy
· Solar cells can last a lifetime.from the sun. "Without the sun, without a doubt, there
· Solar power is silent powered. The methodswould be no you and me.
used to find and extract oil can be very noisy. Even