subject: Facts About Solar Energy [print this page] You have likely been told many times different facts about solar energy. Of course, it is hard to know which facts about solar energy are actually "facts" and which are more like opinions.
This information is going to relay to you many of the top facts about solar energy. It will delve into not just positive facts about solar energy, but negative ones, as well. Do you want? Let's begin:
Facts about solar energy (in no particular order):
* Solar energy is a renewable resource (it may go away at night, but we will always have it.)
* Solar energy will not pollute our air with carbon dioxide and other harmful greenhouse gases and bad emissions.
* Solar energy enables you to heat water, dry clothes, heat swimming pools, power attic fans, power small appliances, produce light for both indoors and outdoors, and even to power cars, amongst other things.
* In 1990, an aircraft powered solely by the sun crossed the USA.
* Solar energy products can be extremely expensive. The initial cost is, perhaps, the main disadvantage of solar energy.
* You'll need a relatively large area to install solar panels if you need a good level of efficiency.
* Depending in your area (Arizona vs. Alaska, around many shady trees or in the desert, etc.), you'll get different results with solar energy systems.
* Of course, once you install the products, they can be extremely inexpensive to run. In fact, direct sunlight is free.
* Should you have a really good solar energy system, one that produces even more energy than you use, your utility company can buy it from you.
* Usually when you use solar energy, you will be making you and the home independent. You no longer need to depend on foreign or other sources of energy which can raise their costs quickly.
* To run a solar energy system, you may not even need to connect to a gas or power grid.
* Solar energy cannot be produced at night or if it is a lot of pollution via a flight or clouds over the sun.
* Of course, realize that you will have a battery backup system with your solar energy system that will care for the problems that could arise when the sun does not rise, as we say.
* You can install solar energy in remote locations.
* If you have a power outage, you can still have electricity!
* As your energy needs grow, you can more solar panels
* Solar panels operate silently.
* Solar powered cars are not yet right with other cars. These people have a much slower speed.
* Solar energy systems require very little maintenance and will last for some time.
* Technology for solar energy is constantly improving.
Those are only a few facts about solar energy. I hope them to be helpful!
