subject: Can Homemade Solar Cells Really Save You a Lot of Money? [print this page] Can Homemade Solar Cells Really Save You a Lot of Money?
Building your own homemade solar cells makes a lot of sense in the current economic and environmental climate we find ourselves in.
Solar energy has been the main contender to take over our energy needs. This form of energy is essentially free (aside from installation costs), limitless (solar is a renewable energy source) and has no harmful impact on the environment.
There is only one major drawback and it's a big one. Unfortunately purchasing and having a solar power system installed is an extremely costly exercise, one which prevents the vast majority of home owners ever seriously considering it as an option.
There is however a solution to this dilemma, making your own homemade solar cells. Building your own homemade solar cells will save you thousands of dollars that would need to be spent purchasing and having installed a retail system from a solar specialist.
Hold on there! I hear you say, you don't have a PhD in physics and as far as your handyman skills go you have two left thumbs! Well you need not worry, building your own homemade solar panels is a surprisingly easy and hassle free process. The main thing you need to do is get an instruction book to walk you step by step through the process.
There is no great expense in materials either, all materials can be found at your local hardware store and will set you back around $200.
The financial savings you stand to reap, once you have your cells built and installed, are substantial. With traditional off the grid energy production slashed by as much as 80% this translates to hundreds of dollars slashed of each and every power bill you will ever receive.
