How many spare time activities can you name that can essentially wipe-out your electricity bills while lending a hand to saving the great green earth of ours? Well, picking up a DIY solar energy guide and building your own solar energy panels is a great place to start. Known to enthusiasts as "off grid living", lessening your dependence on the commercial electrical grid and practicing self-sustainable methods of energy production is becoming quite popular.
Most Do it yourself solar energy guides will give you step by step instructions on how to build your own solar panels, battery specifications, calculating the amount of power needed for your system, etc. These are all important elements required to successfully install and run your own.
Look for a guide that is clearly written, contains lots of images, graphs and videos and lists out exactly what it is you need to do - and the tools and parts you will need to do it. You may think that building your own solar panels would call for some advanced equipment, but it's a lot easier than you think! Most local hardware mega stores will have everything you need at decent prices under one roof.
Be sure you pick up a solar energy guide that is meant for DIY homeowners. Otherwise you may be getting product plugs and sales pitches in between your instructions. Conducting a simple search on Google for the term "diy solar energy" will give you pages of results to sift through. Check the customer reviews section and see what others have said about the guide you want to buy - usually if the people say it's good, it's good.