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Have You Ever Wondered How to Make a Do It Yourself Solar Power System For Your Home?
Commercially available roof solar power panel systems and kits are still very expensive and take years to realize any cost savings.
With Do It Yourself Solar Power Systems you can enjoy lower utility bills and savings immediately because the initial cost is so low compared to commercial solar energy systems.
Whether you are looking to build your own solar panel system to live off the grid, reduce your carbon footprint or lower your electricity costs, you can learn several advantages of building your own that will be outlined later on this page.
With Do It Yourself Solar Power Systems you can enjoy lower utility bills and savings immediately because the initial cost is so low compared to commercial solar energy systems.
Whether you are looking to build your own solar panel system to live off the grid, reduce your carbon footprint or lower your electricity costs, you can learn several advantages of building your own that will be outlined later on this page.
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Why make a Do-It-Yourself solar power system?
You will enjoy multiple benefits from a Do-It-Yourself solar power system.
As energy and utility bills continue to rise without end, more and more people like you are beginning to look for do it yourself solar and wind powered solutions
There are many advantages of do it yourself solar power
There are many advantages of do it yourself solar power
- Once installed the solar power is free - you will have lower overall utility bills.
- Solar Panels are a renewable, non-polluting way of generating your own electricity.
- Home built solar panels are lower cost than commercially available solar panels - this means that you have lower start up costs.
- Cheaper solar panels means faster payback on utility bills.
- Do it Yourself Solar panels can be custom built to your homes energy requirements.
How Does Solar Power Work?
The theory of how solar panels convert light into electricity is relatively simple.
This video gives a good explanation of how solar panels, inverters and batteries are used to reduce or eliminate home electric utility bills,
"So How Exactly Do You Build and Install Your Own Solar Power Panels?!?
Read On To Find Out."
Advantages and Disadvantages of Solar Power
Using solar power to generate electricity has both advantages and disadvantages
There are many advantages and disadvantages of solar power produced by solar panels on the roof of your home.
The main drawbacks or disadvantages of commercially manufactured and purchased solar panels are the following:
The main benefits and advantages of using solar panels to generate your own electricity are:
By building your own solar panels and using them to generate electricity from the sun, you gain all the benefits of using solar panels while suffering almost none of the disadvantages.
Do It Yourself Solar Panels are:
The main drawbacks or disadvantages of commercially manufactured and purchased solar panels are the following:
- No sun equals no electricity
- High initial purchase cost
- Long payback period
- Cannot be easily expanded for future need
- Expensive to maintain and/or repair
The main benefits and advantages of using solar panels to generate your own electricity are:
- You have a lower carbon emissions footprint
- Lower electricity bills - You have more money to spend on other essentials or luxuries
- Dependable electricity every day - You have a built in backup generator
- You gain a measure of independence from rising utility bills
By building your own solar panels and using them to generate electricity from the sun, you gain all the benefits of using solar panels while suffering almost none of the disadvantages.
Do It Yourself Solar Panels are:
- Low cost
- Easy to build
- Quick payback period measured in months not years
- Easy to expand to fill future electricity requirements
- Easy to maintain
- Can be expanded easily and cheaply
- Custom built to fit the needs of the home and climate
- Helps reduce landfill waste by using commercially unacceptable parts and materials that would otherwise be thrown away by the solar cell manufacturers
Do It Yourself Solar Panel News and Information
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Are there any cheap solar power systems available on the Internet?
There are several alternatives for building your own solar power panels and freeing yourself from the grip of the utility companies.
Right now the best option on the Internet is the Earth4Energy downloadable guide.
This guide will show you how and where to buy the materials. You will learn how to build the solar panels and install them in order to get the best benefits out of your solar power system.
Many people, even those who aren't typical do-it-yourselfer's, have built and installed solar panel systems for under 200$ that have cut their electricity bills by 50%, some people have even realized savings of up to 80% off their electric bill. You can do the same thing because all the steps are clearly explained in the guide.
You can read more about what a residential solar power energy system can mean for cutting your electrical bills by clicking here
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- Mayflowerblood Mayflowerblood Oct 20, 2008 @ 6:01 am
- Well i'm a fan of this lens. Nice meeting you Todd
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- ToddDaniels ToddDaniels Sep 30, 2008 @ 7:11 pm
- @ akbusiness - I will definitely be looking into thin film solar shingles some time in future.
I like how they blend into the roof better than normal solar panels, but they are still relatively expensive compared to building your own, and I will need to see a couple more installations in person before I can pass judgement one way or the other.
Thanks to all for commenting.
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- drs2biz drs2biz Sep 28, 2008 @ 7:37 am
- Great lens... 5 stars and a Digg! I also made you a friend on Digg - my user setails are here!
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- akbusiness akbusiness Sep 26, 2008 @ 12:38 am
- Great informative lens. I wonder what is your opinion about thin film solar shingles. Is it better than "regular" solar panels.
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- tdove tdove Sep 18, 2008 @ 5:24 pm
- Thanks for joining G Rated Lense Factory!
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- B2BMarketingPR B2BMarketingPR Sep 8, 2008 @ 11:16 pm
- Great lens and info. Very practical and easy to follow, thanks for sharing.
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- BigKat BigKat Sep 6, 2008 @ 11:59 pm
- Great info - thanks for posting the information about the Earth4Energy guide. I have been looking for a way to install low cost solar panels.
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