| Homes these days are incredibly power hungry. Many | | | | converting light into electricity) is the technical term for |
| of the newer homes have energy star compliant | | | | solar panels. The actual power harnessing happen in |
| technologies installed, use power saving light bulbs, and | | | | this piece of equipment and the resulting energy is |
| are designed to make efficient use of electricity, | | | | funneled through wires networked from several panels, |
| however with so many things being used these days | | | | into the homes power grid. There is usually some sort |
| that consume power this simply isn't sufficient. The | | | | of a collector, capacitor, or battery to hold the power |
| municipal companies are starting to go crazy trying to | | | | until it is used by the household, although some |
| get people to use less energy in the home but with so | | | | systems don't have this and simply use power on |
| many modern conveniences and needs, people aren't | | | | demand. |
| listening. This causes blackouts when the power | | | | The beauty of photovoltaic solar panel technology is |
| company crashes from an overload, or rolling | | | | that once you install it there is no more expense, no |
| blackouts when the power company, trying to avoid | | | | more maintenance, virtually, and it actually generates |
| the former, starts rationing off electricity use. | | | | an enormous amount of usable energy for the home. |
| What's interesting to note is that there are | | | | Depending on your homes energy use, you may find |
| technologies available that make it easier not to | | | | that you generate a surplus of electricity that can be |
| depend on the power company so much, but people | | | | sold back to the power company at wholesale. The |
| are so habitually stuck on this convenience that they | | | | municipal company will then reroute it to your neighbors |
| simply don't realize the benefits to any great extent. | | | | and deduct this amount (it flows through your meter |
| Before even trying it out they tend to think it's not | | | | causing it to slow and eventually spin backwards!) |
| going to be as efficient but the reality is - It IS! What is | | | | from your electric bill. If you generate enough to cover |
| this technology? The photovoltaic solar panel, also | | | | your power needs then you will not even need the |
| known as solar technology. What this is, is a way to | | | | power company's energy, you will be using it on |
| harness the abundant sun's energy and convert it into | | | | demand from the sun! What was once a bill can |
| electricity. The word photo meaning light, and voltaic or | | | | become a stream of income! |
| conversion of one thing into electricity (photovoltaic = | | | | |