solar power panels
Solar panels have become extremely popular just in the past year due to rising energy prices and renewed concern for the earth and its atmosphere. You can buy solar panel kits that provide the materials you need for setting up your home with solar panels. While many home solar kits won’t put you “off the grid,” they can definitely put a huge dent in your home energy costs. Here are 5 reasons to build your own solar panels from kits.
1. Substantial Energy Savings. By supplementing home energy consumption with energy produced by solar panels from solar panel kits, you can cut your energy bills in half. While solar home kits are not usually able to fully power a conventional home, they can make an enormous difference. Make your own home solar power using solar power kits, and you save up front as well.
2. Use of Renewable Energy. Once all the oil and gas are gone, they’re gone for good. But solar power is renewable.
Unless you plan to stick around for another five billion years when the sun’s lifetime will be over, you’ll have enough solar power for the rest of your life. Depending on your climate, solar energy from solar power kits can be very abundant and go a long way toward reducing the use of fossil fuels for generation of electricity. The more of the process you are able to undertake yourself, such as by building panels from solar panel kits, the smaller you make your own environmental footprint.
3. Lack of Pollution. Other than whatever fossil fuels were used in the creation of the solar panels themselves, solar panels do not cause air pollution. Emissions data from 13 manufacturers of solar cells in Europe and the United States from 2004 through 2006 showed that solar power is 90% less polluting than power produced by fossil fuels, and the pollution that does come from manufacture and transport of solar cells ends after it is shipped and installed. If you make your own panels from kits you’re doing your part to minimize the impact of solar cell technology on the environment.
4. Ability to Customize Applications. There’s almost no limit to the number of common devices that can be powered by solar power from solar power kits: water heaters, satellites, landscaping lights, and even cars can be powered by solar energy. When people supplement their home’s power by building panels from solar panel kits, they can customize how that home solar power is used.
5. Availability Remotely. Running electric power lines to remote areas is not always the best way to provide electricity to those areas. But there are many remote areas, particularly in the desert, that can benefit greatly from using solar panels from solar panel kits. A new home built to be powered by solar panels can be self sufficient in terms of energy production and consumption. Even in areas with power lines nearby, solar may provide a viable alternative to connecting to the electric grid.
Home solar power is getting a tremendous boost in popularity with government tax breaks in the United States, and also around the world as people realize that alternatives to the use of fossil fuels are necessary for the health and future of the planet. Building solar panels from solar panel kits is one way people are taking environmental and energy concerns into their own hands.
Derrek Buttron is an Internet Marketer and IT Consultant who’s passions include helping people, spending time with family, good food, the mountains and recently solar panel kits and saving on energy bills.
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Solio Mono by Solio
$59.95 115167 Features: The solar cell is both durable and powerful for quick charging Integrated, rechargeable and replaceable lithium-ion battery can be charged with the sun or plug it in to a USB outlet Stores power up to one year Works with most mobile phones, MP3 players, PDA's and GPS's right out of the box (additional adapters are available) Specifications: Size: 47 x 13 x 85 inches Internal batt... |
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Freeloader Pico Solar Rechargeable iPhone Charger
$29.99 Freeloader PICO is a compact and lightweight solar charger designed for people on the move! Using advanced solar cell and lithium ion battery technologies, PICO will charge its internal battery in double quick time. It then takes only 30 minutes to deliver its power to give a mobile phone, iPod or GPS etc etc. Freeloader PICO is supplied with four connection tips, a master cable and a comprehensiv... |
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Solar Cordless LED Grill Light
$29.99 Solar Cordless Grill Light eliminates guesswork from nighttime barbecuing. No electricity needed. Flipping burgers in the dark? Clip this Solar Cordless Grill Light to your grill to see precisely what you're doing and how your steaks, brats and chicken breasts are coming along. There's nothing to plug in, it takes just seconds to attach, and its flexible neck bends to any angle so you can zoom in ... |
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A Complete Guide to the Installation of Off-Grid PV Solar Power Systems
$55.00 This DVD set is a 4 hour, 16 chapter comprehensive course on the installation of Off-Grid photovoltaic solar power electric systems. It is designed to take the complete beginner to full competency. The course is taught by Bob Nagy who is the teacher in over 40 videos on high-tech subjects. Bob's bio includes 20 years at the University of Texas, ABC TV, and NASA. His clear and friendly style bri... |
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George Measures Up / Something New Under the Sun
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NOVA: Solar Energy - Saved by the Sun
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UPG UB645 Sealed Lead Acid Batteries
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Goal Zero Guide 10 Plus Adventure Kit 19010
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Tanita HS302 White Solar Powered Digital Bathroom Scale
$68.99 Tanita introduces the second generation for "going green" with the HS-302 Solar Digital Scale. This environmentally-conscious scale has built-in solar cells that draw power from sunlight or ordinary household light, eliminating the need to buy or recharge batteries, saving our landfills from additional battery contamination. The HS-302 is also now made with ABS plastic using biodegradable resins,... |
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Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K750
$52.99 Logitech Solar Wireless Keyboard 920-002912 Keyboards & Keypads... |
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C&G Portable 40-watt Solar Panel Charger
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Frog Solar Powered Garden Yard Stake Lights (Pack of 2)
$21.23 This Solar Frog garden stake has a fun design which features an integrated solar panel midway down the stake. One LED atop the stake shines through the clear acrylic frog with the shine to give a spectacular, three-color lighting effect in your garden. |
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Concept Green Solar Panel Battery Power Adapter
$46.99 Concept Green Solar Panel Battery Power Adapter |
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Concept Green Solar Panel Battery Power Adapter
$36.13 Concept Green Solar Panel Battery Power Adapter |
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Portable 5-watt 16-volt Personal Solar Panel
$46.49 This amorphous crystal solar panel can power an appliance, light, small motor or battery. Its small size makes this solar panel portable, efficient and inexpensive. |
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OEM 10-watt 16-volt Solar Panel with Charger Kits
$69.83 Use the 10-watt 16-volt solar panel by Oem to power a convenient appliance with free green energy from the sun. With an amorphous crystal design, this solar panel performs both in the bright sun or partial shade. |
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Stainless Steel Square Solar Powered LED Lights (Set of 6)
$75.99 This set of six bright LED solar powered lights is ideal for areas where a conventional electrical supply is not available. These yard light are recharged by solar panels under sunlight. |
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Stainless Steel Solar Powered LED Cone Lights (Set of 12)
$84.99 This set of twelve bright LED solar powered lights is ideal for areas where a conventional electrical supply is not available. These yard lights are recharged by solar panels under sunlight. |
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Color Stripe Solar Powered Lanterns (Set of 6)
$65.99 This set of six solar powered lanterns feature modern colorful stripe detailing. These yard lights are recharged by solar panels under sunlight. |
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Blinking Dragonflies Solar Light
$20.99 This solar-powered light features five blinking LED dragonflies. The lighting is powered by the sun, and is recharged by solar panels under sunlight. |
