Solar Power Home Energy Generation Guide
Solar Power Home Can Help Reduce Your Utility Bills
By J K Hellios
Solar power home is a recent concept where all the
electricity required to run your home is generated by
solar panels placed around your home. These panels generate
clean solar power to meet your power needs around your
home.
This replaces the need for coal or gas fired power
stations that pollute our atmosphere with greenhouse
gasses or nuclear power stations generating waste that
remain radioactive for hundreds of thousands of years.
No Need For Ugly Long Cables
You don’t need to see ugly long cables from power
pole to pole across the sky, causing visual pollution.
Another benefit, is to review your options and reduce
your power bills, by using solar power with free sun
energy as your renewable energy source.
Solar power is a clean renewable energy system that
does not pollute the atmosphere or the surrounding environment,
unlike fossil fuels like oil and gas that come out of
our cars and factories, blackening the atmosphere.
Nuclear energy is used to create electricity and horrible
nuclear weapons. The resultant nuclear waste is left
for our future generations to deal for hundreds of thousands
of years.
Construction began in 2007 in Boulder, Colorado on
a project called Solar Row. The project consists of
thirteen homes using only solar power. This will be
the first solar home development project in the Boulder
area. The design of each home has been carefully set
up to allow the home to use and creates its own energy.
Energy Crisis
Some states are pushing for solar powered housing.
California officials are proposing half of all new homes
build, run on solar energy within ten years. They are
pushing for solar homes to prevent further issues with
the energy crisis. Three years ago utility customers
had difficulty paying their electric bills because of
the high cost.
Government Rebates
Officials plan to give rebates to home builders who
agree to install solar panels on new homes. They may
offer incentives for installing panels on existing homes
as well. Environmental groups are backing California’s
proposal as they fill it will encourage other states
to follow.
It is believed that if many states decide to implement
such programs, then the cost of setting up solar power
will greatly decrease.
However, many environmental groups aren’t willing
to wait around to see what California decides to do.
They have taken solar power issues to the legislation.
Solar Incentive Bill
A solar incentive bill has been approved by the Senate.
It is still pending with the Assembly Committee. If
approved, it would require fifteen percent of new homes
being built are complete with solar panels beginning
in 2010. The goal would be for the rate to increase
each year by ten percent until it reaches fifty five
percent.
The building industry opposes the promotion of solar
homes. They are against the legislative bill. However,
many in the building industry agree that solar homes
could lead to economic and atmospheric improvements.
Additional Costs To Meet Solar Powered Home Requirements
The main concern of the building industry is the additional
cost to them to meet the solar powered home requirements.
If Congress is willing to give them monetary incentives
to help reduce these costs, the issue could likely be
resolved.
It is estimated on average, that solar power equipment
to a home will cost between $17,000 to $20,000.
A Healthier And Cleaner Environment
The reduced cost of having to clean all the pollution
coming from coal powered power stations and nuclear
waste from nuclear power stations, would benefit the
economy.
A healthier and cleaner environment. A healthier community
is a result we would all, like to achieve.
About the Author:
J K Hellios has written a number of articles on Solar Power and Renewable Energy including
About Solar Panels,
Solar Energy,
Future Of Solar Energy,
Solar Power Lights,
Solar Powered Cars.
Keep a lookout for more articles and available on this
website soon
Little Known Solar Facts.....
Is solar power and solar energy the same thing?
Actually even though people interchange
both words, they are not the same thing. Solar energy
is the “catch all” term that describes all the
uses of solar rays.
Solar power is the specific action of photovoltaic
rays being captured and converted into electricity.
Most people do not realize the difference and it is
a very common misconception.
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