Going off the Grid with Solar Energy
Everyday people are tossing money in the garbage without even realising it. Nobody really thinks about electricity, we just pay for it and think thats the price of living nowadays. Why not change this mentality? “Going Green”, we hear about it all the time but is it easier said than done? Absolutely Not. With a little knowledge and awareness we can save money and preserve our planet. Instead of generating power from outside sources, keep your money in the bank and create your own solar power system within your very own home.
Energy star certified appliances are a great way to start “going green”, just by replacing your old appliances with more energy efficient ones you can easily see a drop in your electrical bills. Simple upgrades around your home can amount to great savings in your bank account. Since saving money is such a priority nowadays with the cost of living being so high, there are a great number of kits available on the market to make the load on your wallet a lot lighter.
Saving electricity and learning how to be more efficient is the first level. Creating solar energy on your own is the next level. Solar cells are increasing in popularity and are becoming more proficient at a much lower price. In the past, creating your own solar energy would have been a multi thousand dollar job but today it can be achieved for a few hundred. Furthermore, some governments are now offering tax credits to those that are creating their own form of power.
The basics of solar energy generation rely on the photo-electric effect, which is (interestingly enough) what Albert Einstein got his Nobel Prize for. This is also called the photo-voltaic process, and your solar panels will be linking up arrays of solar cells to generate current. You’ll also want an energy storage system, which is usually going to be a set of marine batteries tied to an inverter.
What this array will do is grab solar light and convert it to electricity, storing it for later use. Making dual purpose systems that are also solar thermal water heaters combines both solar energy and saving electricity, often in one installation. All that said, this is a scalable system. Start out small and build up the capacity as you get time, and buy the components. Most of the components are fairly inexpensive at this point.
This is a fairly substantial investment in time, and often times in money though it can be done piecemeal. The calculation you need to do is how quickly the solar cells will pay for themselves in reduced electrical bills, and surprisingly enough, this is turning into ‘pay out’ dates of under a year from installation.
Obviously in this article we are just hitting the basic points of solar energy. The benefits are countless and this is just a quick overview of how easily you can be profiting from creating your own resource for energy rather than the electrical companys profits from you! Furthermore, you are getting mental satisfaction of knowing your doing something great for our planet and your children will thank you for it!
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