Advantages & Disadvantages of Solar Energy
Advantages and disadvantages of Solar :
According to Florida Solar Energy Center, the high cost of solar panels and related equipment is the primary disadvantage to a solar powered home.
Climate, environment, and location can limit or enhance the viability of a solar energy system. If you are in a desert you get a lot of solar Energy. If you in an area that often has clouds, the sun shines less, and in return you get less solar energy.
A disadvantage of solar would be the requirements that your house has to meet. If your roof is to small, you can obviously not fit a huge array of of solar panels on your roof.
An example of an advantage is that if you produce a surplus of solar energy, you can return it to the company that supplies all the other energy you need which can not be produced by solar panels, and you would get money back!
Here are some more pros and cons:
According to Florida Solar Energy Center, the high cost of solar panels and related equipment is the primary disadvantage to a solar powered home.
Climate, environment, and location can limit or enhance the viability of a solar energy system. If you are in a desert you get a lot of solar Energy. If you in an area that often has clouds, the sun shines less, and in return you get less solar energy.
A disadvantage of solar would be the requirements that your house has to meet. If your roof is to small, you can obviously not fit a huge array of of solar panels on your roof.
An example of an advantage is that if you produce a surplus of solar energy, you can return it to the company that supplies all the other energy you need which can not be produced by solar panels, and you would get money back!
Here are some more pros and cons:
- A solar system increases the value of your house.
- solar energy can be a very efficient source of energy in a very large area of our planet.
- It is very costly to lay new high voltage lines, but this can be easily avoided by using solar panels.
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