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Why Should You Consider Solar Panels For Your Home?

Let's face it; there are many reasons why solar panels would benefit your home. It could increase the property value, and it will definitely cut down on your carbon footprint and reduce your electric bill each month. The purpose of this article is to give you some basic tips about this form of power.

Basically, solar panels take the rays from the sun and convert them into electricity. The photovoltaic cells inside each panel have an internal mechanism that takes the light and makes into convertible power that it can then send into your electrical grid. The warmer the temperature, the more efficient the process. This is why, even on a cold day, the sun will not give you as much power as it might on a hot day that has some cloud cover.

Tip: Buy Energy Star products. In the typical home, appliance's make up about 20 percent of the electricity use.

There are some basic solar ovens that will heat water for you. All you have to do is pour water into a pot and place it inside the oven. During the summer, you will generally place the oven at a 30 degree angle to the sun, you will place it at 60 degrees in the winter when the sun is lower in the sky. The water inside will come to a boil over time, and it won't cost you a dime.

Solar panels have been a power option since the 1970's. Recent advances in technology, coupled with recent discoveries about the dwindling availability of fossil fuels, have made them once again a more popular option. You can even get rebates or tax credits for solar panel installation, depending on the state or county in which you live. If you have a really sunny month, you might even contribute so much energy to your local grid that the utility sends you a check instead of you paying a bill.

Tip: Harness wind power in your home. Wind power is probably one of the cleanest sources that we have available now, and using it just might cut your electric bill down by up to 90%.

Your solar panel array can connect to the grid just like any other device that creates power. Once your panels are hooked up to your electrical system, it will start adding power back to the grid on the first sunny morning. The benefit is that every kilowatt-hour that it adds back means you are taking less from your utility, resulting in a smaller bill.

Whether your home will appreciate or not on the basis of a solar panel installation will really depend on where you live. Obviously, in more upscale areas, panels are likely to give your value a boost, but you will want to talk to a local realtor to find out if panels are a likely value enhancer in your community.

Tip: Try heating your home with a wood pellet stove. The pellets burned in a pellet stove are made of highly compact sawdust.

There is no research back on what will happen when we start having to throw these solar panels away because they are old and worn out. However, in the short term, solar panels in use mean that there are fewer fossil fuels being pumped or mined out of the earth and turned into electricity. There are no environmental by-products to solar energy, so it's a win-win so far.

Going solar can save you money over time, and future generations may thank you for helping the environment today.

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