Secrets Revealed: You Can Make Your Own Solar Power?

By · Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

I remember when I was a kid one of my favorite “toys” was a magnifying glass.  It was fun to hold it just right, see the sun’s rays come to a point and burn a hole in a pieces of paper (or whatever bug happened by).  What a lot of kids did not realize (in addition to the possibilities of starting fires), was that they were harnessing the power of the sun to produce a type of energy (in this case heat). Although we were playing, we actually were demonstrating some of the principles behind today’s solar panels.

If you make your own solar power you can do a lot more than burn holes in things.  If you make solar powered energy, you can power your whole home, heat your water and even possibly get money back from your utility. You can have all this in addition to the possibility that you might have power when your neighbors don’t during a power outage.  Once you get your residential solar system set up, you should see a good sized drop in your utility bill.

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You may think you don’t have the technical know-how to make your own solar power and install affordable solar power in your home.  This is not necessarily true.  Depending on how much you want to do yourself there are a variety of directions you can choose.  There are many guides ranging from how to start with one solar cell,building solar panels from there, to a number of solar panel kits that make the job easier.  It usually isn’t that hard.  These guides also tell where you can get discount solar panels and materials, some as close as your local home center.  It is possible to have a basic system installed and running (and lowering your energy bill) in the course of a weekend.

Of course, you do have the option of professional set-up and installation, but this can run in excess of $20,000.  If you choose this route it will take much longer for the system to pay for itself.  In the long run it makes more sense for you to build your own solar panels

If you make your own solar power, you are doing a lot more that saving money.  You are helping the environment as well.  By building solar panels, you are helping to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and helping to provide a clean environment for everyone.

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Don’t forget the other benefits if you decide to make your own solar power.  The government offers rebates and tax deductions for homeowners who utilize alternative energy in their homes.  In addition, if you produce more electricity that you use, you can sell it back to your utility, so you might end up with a check at the end of the month instead of a bill!

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