Charles Cox asked: The fact is that solar power has not been taken seriously in the past. All the non believers feel that there is an adequate supply of energy coming from the sun, but being able to capture that is energy is another thing altogether. They feel that the whole ordeal would be too [...]
Arnold Hexden asked: Solar power has many more uses around your home than just solar heating. The technology has made significant advances and you can now cook, heat your pool and even refrigerate your groceries using energy from the sun. However, your solar home may have issues that you may be unaware of. In this [...]
April Kerr asked: When it comes to solar power systems, you need to have two basic components which are a PV panel and a storage system. The function of the PV is to generate electricity and the storage systems are used when you aren’t using all the solar energy generated. In other words, the system [...]
Anna Hart asked: Solar homes. Many people talk about them, although few in the U.S. do more than talk. They are said to reduce utility bills. Some say a solar home cuts utility bills drastically. Some are able to sell excess power back to the power grid. Savings are not automatic, however. Steps must be [...]
Davinos Greeno asked: Hi-tech ways to capture enough sunlight per day every day to power everything in a home or business hasn’t been discovered yet. The current cost of solar panels can run into thousands of pounds, which would require the panels to produce electricity for years without maintenance in order to see a return [...]
Scott Salter asked: It’s not difficult to see the appeal of using solar power to meet our domestic energy needs: it utilizes a natural energy source (the sun) and thereby avoids any environmental damage that can result from the energy being generated via traditional means. The use of solar power for the home has become [...]
Linda Allen asked: There has never been a better time than now to take advantage of the numerous benefits of solar power. Many states have made solar power affordable, cost effective, providing a 10% return on investment and in many cases solar power will pay for itself almost instantly.The utilization of solar power has never [...]
Jake Plumer asked: Since the beginning of mankind we have been using solar power for heat whether it simply be setting out in the sun and warming up or today’s high tech devices that convert the suns energy into electricity. Over the past 100 years our dependence on solar power has diminished as we used [...]
Wilhelm Williams asked: Are you afraid to open your electric bill this summer to see how much it is costing you to keep your home comfortable and cool? With oil and natural gas prices increasing, so to is the price per kilowatt of electricity.What can a homeowner do to reduce the electric cooling bill? One [...]
Dick Jonson asked: Nowadays global warming and the scarcity of fossil fuels are rarely out of the media. Some people carry on hoping that government will come up with some sort of solution, others don’t really care and then a few people are wondering, “how can I help reduce global warming?”One of the most obvious [...]
