There are many environmental, convenience and financial benefits to installing solar panels in your home.
Solar energy is clean, renewable, and does not pollute.
Using solar energy requires very little maintenance.
Solar energy comes from the sun and therefore is free.
Solar energy is the most environmentally friendly source of energy available.
Since this energy does not need to be generated, there are no negative byproducts as a result of harvesting the energy.
There is a ample supply of this energy to be used, the sun is very powerful and can power many homes at the same time without a need for rolling blackouts.
There are no carbon emissions as a result of generating energy through solar panel use.
Therefore a household can reduce its carbon footprint by converting to solar powered energy.
This can also reduce the amount of local air pollution.
In addition to carbon dioxide, burning fossil fuels also emits other toxins into the air.
Millions of tons of sulfur dioxide, mercury, and nitrogen oxide are all released into the atmosphere each year.
Using solar energy is more convenient than using electricity.
Solar systems are easy to install and do not require wiring.
Solar systems are low maintenance, saving time and money.
Also a home that is completely solar powered will not be affected by power outages or rolling blackouts.
Solar energy can bring power to more remote places in the world, where it is hard to bring traditional sources of energy.
For example in mountain communities it is hard to construct power lines, therefore it is more difficult to supply energy to these communities.
Also new technologies allow us to store solar energy, which enables this energy to be used even when the sun is down.
Although the initial cost of turning a home into a solar powered home is very high, in the long run, a person with a solar powered home will save a lot of money.
There are also financial incentives provided by the government in the form of grants help reduce the initial cost of installing solar panels.
There are also tax breaks available to people who have installed solar panels in their home.
Major commercial companies sell very expensive solar panels, however if smaller companies do sell handmade solar panels for a much cheaper price.
Also it is possible to construct your own solar panel to cut down on the initial cost.
After the initial investment of the solar panels, there are no recurring costs.
Since the energy that is now powering a solar powered home comes from the sun, it is free.
Solar panels reduce a persons gas bill and usage, which lessens to strain on the grid.
Governments will actually buy energy back from homes now.