6 Advantages Of Solar Powered Homes

Many home owners have already started searching for affordable alternatives to power their homes because environmental and economic costs of using traditional energy sources continues to rise. The main alternative people are turning to are solar panels because of the many advantages of solar powered homes. Some of these advantages are as follows:

1. It helps you to save on your electric bill
2. The energy is renewable
3. The energy is non-polluting
4. It provides energy security
5. It provides energy independence
6. And solar panels require very little maintenance

Solar panels sounds great; don’t they?! Well they are and I can tell you firsthand about the benefits my DIY Solar Panels provide…

1) Utility bills are lower

Your utility bills will be reduced. The great thing about solar panels and using renewable energy is that they are not dependent on the increasing and fluctuating cost of traditional sources of energy like uranium and oil. Because as long as the Sun keeps shining we’re always going to have solar energy! Solar energy also doesn’t produce the negative environmental impacts and financial liabilities that other sources of energy do.

2) Solar power is renewable

You’re not going to deplete the supply of solar energy when you use energy from the Sun to power your home and appliances. As long as the Sun keeps shining – it will continue to give you free energy as long as you have a simple device to harvest, convert and use this energy – like solar panels!

3) It is non-polluting

Solar energy does not create greenhouse gases and waste. And solar energy systems have no negative impact on the surrounding environment (unlike other “dirty” energy sources).

The power is also produced without the emission of mercury (unlike some of the other “dirty” energy sources).

And renewable energy helps keep the quality of the local air, water, and land pure and clean. After all, nobody wants their family breathing in dirty air or drinking polluted water – and solar panels help maintain a healthy local environment for you and your family.

4) It provides energy security

Solar energy is an inexhaustible free resource. This energy source is free and reliable so when you switch to solar energy you also increase the security of your energy supply.

Moreover, solar power provides energy security since no one can control the supply of energy coming from the Sun – or turn the sunlight into a money making monopoly (I’m sure Big Energy would try if they could!).

Producing and using renewable energy will increase your security by giving you improved reliability and control.

5) It provides energy independence

One of the most effective ways to gain energy independence is to use solar panels. This is because you will be able to generate your own power and the energy cannot be monopolized since it is free for anyone who wants to use it.

When you use solar panels, it will provide you with an independent source of electricity the minute you set them up! No one can come in and cut off this supply of energy and nobody can come in and charge you for the energy you make …It’s yours! You own it. You do what you want with it!

6) Solar power requires very low maintenance

Solar panels require very little maintenance since there are no moving parts which can break. And if you do have any kind of rare repair once the solar panels are setup – it’s very reasonable (because the parts that make up a solar panel are actually quite inexpensive).

You basically just setup your solar panels once and then enjoy the free energy they give you over your lifetime! Can you think of some of the other advantages of solar powered homes? Hint.. There are more!