Reduce Or Eliminate Your Dependence On Energy Companies By Installing Your Own Solar Panels

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Oct 26, 2012
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Solar energy systems give us the incredible opportunity to save energy and resources and to be less dependent on energy companies.

Most homes already using solar energy are not entirely independently of the grid and use a combination of solar energy, topped up with energy from the utility company. Whilst any home has the potential to be off the grid entirely, this combined solution seems to be the most popular with homeowners providing ease and convenience. People who buy homes in a rural location with no connection to mains energy, will realise that an off the grid solar energy system is their best option. This option is far more cost effective than paying a company to connect an electricity supply to your home over a long distance.

The image some people have of what off grid living is all about could not be any further from reality as off grid living does not involve any hardship or lack normal creature comfort. Living off the grid does require minor lifestyle adjustments in terms of energy usage, but we can power the usual appliances we rely on nowadays, such as dishwashers, televisions and freezers.

It is possible to make substantial savings on your usual energy bills with solar energy. It takes several years to see a return on your investment investment . There are a number of different factors that will affect the length of time it will take to realise your investment in a solar energy system, like the size and efficiency of the system and panels, your location and so on.

For the fastest return, you would need a powerful, grid tied system that generated a surplus of energy that you could return to the grid for a profit. Many systems are not large or powerful enough to produce this quantity of energy, especially when so many households have such high levels of energy consumption.

Efficiency of the solar panels will rely on great conditions at your area. In those areas with a below average amount of daily sunlight, homeowners may need to install additional panels in order to produce the amount of energy they need throughout the year to run their home. An average of 6 hours sunlight each day is ideal.

Solar panels used to be incredibly bulky and ugly in the past, but thanks to the great advances in the technology in this fast moving industry, this is no longer the case. Solar panels are much more cost effective to install now that they are smaller and more effective.

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