subject: How To Make Residential Solar Power [print this page] Also, solar and other renewable energy systems can be standalone, which means that they do not require a connection to a power or natural gas grid. This means you will have much greater flexibility in terms of where you can place your solar power devices. The use of solar energy is an untapped market and you never have to worry about it running out or becoming more expensive, as you do with gas and other fossil fuels.
