The thought of buying a solar panel can be quite exciting for many people. The reduction or elimination of power bills and the knowledge that you are doing your bit towards creating a cleaner environment are all things that can make you yearn for a solar panel.

But just how much does one cost?

As you may know already, the cost of the solar panel depends on so many things. Apart from the brand, the model, and the durability, the most important factor that determines the cost of a solar panel is the wattage of the panel. A complete solar panel is made up of several cells, which increase with required wattage. Therefore, the higher the wattage, the more the cost.

If you would like to buy a preassembled solar panel that you can use for specific purposes, then you simply need to go to an electric store or an online store and get one for yourself. Most of these panels are not designed to serve whole households. A 60 watt Kaneka solar panel will go for between $60 – $110 depending on where you buy them and how many of them you buy.

On the other hand, a 230 watt BP solar pane will go for around $535 while a 235 watt Sharp solar panel will go for $620.

If you want to install a solar panel in your house that will carter for most of your energy needs, then you will need to make a bigger investment. You will first need to know how many electricity units you consume every month. These units are measured in KWH.

Therefore, if you consume 600 KWH every month, your daily consumption stands at around 20 KWH per day. This means that you consume an average of 0.833 KW per hour everyday. Since the sun will only shine for 4 hrs – 6 hrs a day, it means that you have to get a panel which can generate 20 KWH within 4 hrs, (assuming that you are in a locality where it only shines for 4 hrs.) This translates to 5,000 watts of electricity. Throwing in an extra 15% to take into account power loses and so forth, you will need a solar panel that can generate at least 5,750 watts. The current price per watt of electricity is around $10 per watt. The total cost will come to around $50,000 or more.

Although this cost might go down if you do the installation by yourself, it is important to know that full installation of solar panels will require a huge initial investment on your part. However, the long term benefits of clean solar energy clearly outweigh the cost.

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To many people, the desire to switch from the potentially catastrophic nuclear energy and the unreliable oil to a cleaner and less expensive source of energy is big. If you are like me, you are probably wishing that we could get a magical pill that will be able to solve the entire energy problem. One of the things that people – and maybe you – consider to be a magic pill is solar energy.

But just what are the pros and cons of solar energy?

Pros

Clean energy. In this era of global warming and a polluted environment, any source of clean energy is welcome. Solar energy does not emit harmful gases or chemicals as oil and nuclear power do.

Renewable. The other advantage of solar energy is that for as long as the sun exists, then solar energy will continue to be available. Unlike other oil and energy from nuclear power plants, solar energy is renewable.

Affordability. Apart from the fact that it is clean and renewable, solar energy is also advantageous because it is affordable in the long term. Although the initial costs can be quite prohibitive, you will not be required to pay power bills and hence it can turn out to be cheaper in the long run.

Cons

Despite all the advantages listed above, solar energy has also its own disadvantages which have caused it to be distanced by many.

High start-up costs. The installation of solar panels, inverters, batteries and so forth can be quite high for an individual person or small organization to make. It may therefore make sense for many people to go on paying their power bills as the entry costs are not so high.

Unreliable weather conditions. Solar panels get their energy from the sun. Therefore, if the sun refuses to shine as bright as you would want it to, the consequence will be that the power produced will be small and the energy insufficient.

Regardless of the disadvantages, there is still a great movement towards generating power solar panels. Huge investments are being made so as to come up with better solar panels.

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More and more people are searching for information on the best way to get cheap solar power in homes. This is because many people are appreciating the fact that there is a shortage in power since the population is consuming the non renewable sources of energy at a high rate. This has brought about a high increased demand in the supply of power and the environment is giving constant warnings on climate change.
Five years ago, affordable solar power in homes was not even a topic of discussion. Today, this has become a necessity and more people are getting DIY savvy and seeking cheaper ways to start out with solar. I have so far come up with the best two ways in which you can get cheap solar power. The first option is by use of the DIY solar panels. At first, you will need to seek a guide which has been written out by a professional if you are not a technical person. You should then buys all the materials listed in the DIY guide. These materials are usually available in the local hardware stores. The DIY solar panels have various benefits; they are a cheaper option, easy to set up and operate fast.
The second option that you can use is the use of wind turbines. This comes with a guide written out by an expert and the materials can also be bought from the local hardware stores. It is also easy to assemble and will not take much of your time to do so. The main difference that the wind turbines have is that you will need to ensure that you have enough space for setting it up before hand.
One thing that should be taken into consideration is that one should start small. One can begin with a single wind turbine or solar panel and then use electricity to operate a number of appliances such as the washing machine, PC, fridge or the TV. After a wind turbine or panel has been successfully set up, the other appliances can be incorporated to operate off the grid while at the same time creating more electricity. Each of the cheap solar power solutions can cost you about two hundred and fifty to three hundred dollars together with the DIY guide. The major advantage of this is that the techniques are able to reduce the power bills by up to eighty percent and this gives you more money to save.

Want to Start Making Solar Power at Home? Check out these instructions for building your own solar power. Includes videos, ebook, diagrams, and all the plans you need to get off the power grid and start saving some green while going green.