Installing a Solar Panel At Home

Installing a solar panel your home is a like a dream for many people. The advantages are extremely attractive, however, the high cost is the main factor most are concern of. Find out more about the advantage and disadvantage when you install a solar panel. Balance it out and see if it is truly a good investment for you and your family.

The main advantage of a solar panel is that it is a free and renewable resource, and is so much better for the environment than conventional energy supplies such as fossil fuels. Also, home solar power systems are one of the few renewable energies that is easily applicable on a domestic level, as the flat panel technology can be integrated quickly and very successfully into both the urban and rural settings, and unlike wind power there is little noise pollution or visual impact on the surrounding landscape.

Solar panel has been around for many years, and is still a developing technology. If the conditions are right it can one of the most efficient sources of renewable energy, but an obvious disadvantage is that solar energy can not be harness at night or during very overcast days, and so power must be collected and stored for use at these times.

One of the main disadvantages throughout the development process of solar power has remained the costs, as the equipment needed to harness solar energy and convert it into electricity is highly specialized and expensive. The most common solar technology for domestic use is the photovoltaic system. This involves solar panels that are installed on rooftops, which are costly to produce, install and maintain.

The most basic system would cost around £3,000 for an average home, and it is also more than likely that the entire central heating system would need to be adapted to make it compatible with the photovoltaic technology, which could mean an additional £4,000 added to the installation costs. Once a domestic solar system is up and running it can save you as much as 50% on your annual fuel bills, which for the average home could be as much as £600 a year. At this rate it would take over 10 years to gain back what you originally invested in your solar panel, but you will be reducing your reliance on conventional fuels, and if these fuel prices continue to soar over the years, your solar investment will become more and more financially sound.

Also, you can improve your fuel savings even further by setting up an 'Islanding' scheme with your local utility company. This is where you arrange for your solar panel to be connected to the main grid, and whenever you have excess electricity that you do no need you can sell it to the utility company. This will also save you having to buy any expensive photovoltaic batteries to store your excess power and it should mean that any additional power you need on overcast days or during the night will be offset by the power you have sold back to the utility company on sunny days.

Depending on the efficiency of your own DIY solar panel, you can reduce your fuel bills by over 80%, but you may need additional specialist equipment to ensure the electricity you are producing is compatible with the main grid. How about learning how to build a solar panel today?

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Useful information photovoltaic system:
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Learn How to DIY solar panel:
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