Solar panel is designed to absorb the sun's energy for generating electricity or heating. Solar panel is a kind of collection of solar cells which collects lots of small solar cells spread over a large area that can work together to provide enough power which can be useful. The maximum light that hits a cell that creates more electricity, so spacecraft are always designed with solar panels that can be pointed at the Sun even as the rest of the body of the spacecraft moves around, much as a tank turret can be aimed independently of where the tank is going. Installing a solar power system at home can reduce your carbon footprint.
Unlike traditional sources of electricity from the grid, solar energy is green, clean and renewable. By using solar panels they release no greenhouse gases and they don't pollute the air. Solar power is one way to gain financially and to have a greener home with a reduced carbon footprint. Solar electricity panels capture the Sunlight and convert it into electricity that we can use in the home to power appliances. The panel comprised of photo voltaic cells that are usually mounted on a home's roof and oriented in a way that maximizes their exposure to the Sun's light. When the sunlight hits them, they generate electricity. An inverter is used to convert the energy into AC electricity that can use in home.
Energy from the Sun can also be used to warm water and to heat home. Heating water can account for up to one third of a typical home electricity bill and even just heating household's water with a solar hot water system can make a difference to the amount of energy. Solar panels have financial benefits that materialise over time. There are initial start up and set up costs for a home solar power. But it's worth looking at the upfront expenditure as an investment, as there are many ongoing benefits for owners that make up for the initial cost.
- By having solar panels at home owner creates it’s own energy, use less from the grid and save on power bills.
- when panels generate more electricity than household requires, the excess electricity can be sold back to the grid.
- An argument could be made for solar panels as a way of protecting household against future price increases of electricity produced by more traditional energy sources like coal, oil and gas.
- As a provider of own electricity from a renewable source, owner can reduce household's dependence on fossil fuels, energy providers and tree cutting factories.
- In long term, solar panels can be a real estate selling point and potentially add market value to the home.
