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As the ticking of the clock forever marches forward, so turns the wheels of progress. As is always the way, the mother of invention is necessity, and over the past few years, everyone's attention had been focused on renewable energy. More importantly, everyone's attention has been how to make renewable energy more effective and affordable for the average consumer. New innovations in solar energy for homes has given way in the last ten years than in the entirety of solar energy systems alone.
Grid Tie in systems are systems designed to power a persons home, while feeding extra energy back into the grid to supply the neighborhood. This technique effectively slows the amount of power drawn from the energy company, and in some cases turns the homeowners meter backwards. This is a example of a shared provider system, where the homeowner has less worries about being powerless in the case of something happening to their array, but if their system is working fine, they can eliminate their electric bill altogether and end up with the power company paying them for the energy they provide their solar grid.
Off Grid systems provide power to a house to be stored in a battery bank. This allows the person to have power in locations where their are no power grids, like in the desert, or the tundra, or in the mountains if they are seeking a cabin retreat. This type of system, while not providing them with payments from the electric company, does mean they are free to build where they want, without the hassle of if the power companies can supply them with the energy needed for their creature comforts.
Some of the new innovations in solar energy for homes come in very odd breakthroughs, where people may not have considered solar power to play a part. This year for example, solar powered Christmas decorations hit the market. When a person considers that a relatively modest Christmas light display can double their electric bill, having an LED based system that runs on its own stored charge can not only reduce the costs of expenses this season, but for seasons to come, considering that LEDs don't burn out.
Security lights are a huge factor in a families energy consumption, and rightly so. Every person has the right to feel safe, but at what expense? Solar powered super bright LED Security lights come on as soon as it gets dark and will stay on either all night, or when activated by motion, the homeowners choice. Even still, they are powered by an internal battery, and charged by the sun. The lack of wiring means that these devices can be placed anywhere, and can be installed by even the freshest Do-it-yourself person.
With the invention of powered roof vents to draw out heat, the decrease in home cooling expenses showed promise, but it wasn't until these too were combined with the cutting edge innovative technology available today that people began to see their real value. A powered roof exhaust vent could lower the temperature of a persons home by 10-15 degrees on a hot summer day, but at the expense of an increase in electricity usage. Now, with a solar powered unit running the same price as a conventional unit, a person can drop their house from 85 to 75 degrees without worrying about their electric bill increasing every time the fan kicks in. I have personally managed to build my own home DIY solar panel system simply following a DIY guide online.
