Some of the major facts about solar energy: 

• It is a free source of energy, unlike oil, coal, or natural gas.
• You may be able to sell excess energy you capture back to the electric company. Some homeowners have adjusted their energy use and energy production so that they have no electric company bill.
• Under certain circumstances, you may be able to share costs and benefits with neighbors. You would need to research local laws and restrictions to determine in what case that may be possible.
• The environment impact of solar power is low. Solar is clean power. There are no emissions, no maintenance costs, and no unstable fuel costs. Solar power is reliable, with no outages.
• There are government sponsored rebates, financial incentives, and tax credits available to help you.
• Your solar power is at peak production during the electric company’s peak usage time, and highest rates, benefiting you by reducing your energy costs because you do not need to use the most expensive type of power company electricity.

Other Important Facts On Solar Energy 

Other facts about solar energy you should know are how it works, how long it will last, and what are some other ways to capture solar energy that you can use to improve the value of your home and reduce costs.

Solar energy is fairly simple.

A specially constructed solar panel captures sunlight energy on solar photovoltaic (PV) cells, which then activate electrons. These electrons jump from atom to atom, creating the chain of electricity which runs through a charge controller in the form of a DC charge. This charge can be captured in a storage battery, then either used as 12 volt DC (deep cycle) current or transformed through use of an inverter to 110 volt AC (alternating cycle) current. The AC current is then usable by your house.

Full Sun Is Best!

Your power output is directly impacted by the sunlight received, so full sun is best, however, it is operational in many other situations. The Solar Panels can last from 3 to 25 years. Most have a warranty for ten to twenty years, but they can last much longer. No one knows for sure!

Take Advantage Of The Sun’s Free Energy Power 

There are other ways to take advantage of the sun’s free energy power. You can design your home or remodel to use passive solar thermal heating. The sun alone coming into a bank of windows facing south can heat a room even in the winter to a point where your heater does not need to run. Solar hot water heating panels were used in the US around the 1980’s to preheat hot water in homes. Solar air heating is a new technology that allows refitting of a home not designed for passive solar heat to capture and use solar heat in a similar fashion. Passive solar heating systems are combined with radiant floor heating pipes, using sun heated water circulating through the pipes and stored in a high thermal mass floor.