Thursday, November 21, 2013

The Benefits Of Installing Solar Panels


by Darrel Jefferson


It was turning out to be the perfect holiday season for the Eaves family last winter when the newlyweds gathered with three generations of family. The food, tree, and presents were all prepared, and no one expected anything but a merry Christmas.

The debate between which clean energy source is the best and which should be abandoned may not make a difference in the long run, as both will likely continue to develop in both practical use and commonality in the future. But by looking at the advantages and disadvantages of each, a person will be able to decide for themselves which of the two forms of clean energy they believe is the best.

Solar power is free to the individual with solar panels installed on their home. This means that beyond the initial installation costs and very low and occasional maintenance costs, a homeowner can power their house for free. With the right amount of solar panels installed and with the right amount of sunshine (which amount of sunshine can be achieved at almost every location south of the Arctic Circle), a homeowner can power their entire residence for free month after month.

Without snow retention devices, the snow on your roof gathers together in one location, usually where the melted water runoff would typically drain itself. However, as it is covered in snow, the runoff finds a downward slope of least resistance instead which can lead to interior water damage. This can be prevented by installing simple clips, brackets, rails, or fences that hold the snow where it landed on the roof, rather than clumping together on the lower slants of the roof.

That is right, there will be some months where it is likely that they solar panels on the home will produce a surplus of energy that the home will not use, and this left over energy can either be stored for a time for future use or sold off to the local power company to actually make a small profit off of one's utilities.

Wind power, or energy derived from windmills harnessing the power of wind through the turning of turbines, is the other side of the clean energy debate. Similar to solar power, wind power is seen as a form of clean energy because it uses a naturally occurring and reproducing form of power to generate usable energy.

One of the main reasons that homeowners continue to refuse solar power for their home is due to the unsightly appearance of large reflective panels on the roof of the home. But solar panels are installed on a home using solar mounting systems that can come in a variety of noninvasive options, and the panels themselves are becoming more and more discrete in their appearance which means that they are no longer the eye-sore they used to be.

Just like with most other things, the debate between which form of clean energy is the best will likely continue on for many years. The differences and the pros and cons of both solar and wind powered energy create the foundation for debate between experts and laymen alike, but by being educated on what the main advantages and disadvantages are of each, a person will be able to make up their own mind on which source of clean energy they would prefer to rise to the top of the clean power debate.




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