Advantages of Solar Power

Our Top Ten List of Solar Energy Advantages

The Top Ten Advantages of Solar Power. Of the many benefits of solar power we've selected what we think are the 10 most notable solar energy advantages.

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top ten advantages of solar power

Solar energy advantages benefit us on a personal, financial and global level. Listed here are the 10 most significant advantages of solar power in the opinion of those of us at Solar Power at Home.

Although the cost of solar energy could hardly be listed as an advantage, prices have been on a downward trend since the first solar panel was built and indications are that the trend will continue until prices reach parity with those of power plants and very possibly continue it's descent from there.

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Without further ado, here they are from 10 to number 1,
Solar Power at Home's Top Ten Advantages of Solar Power

10 - Payback Factor
The fact that photovoltaic systems pay for themselves at all (even though it takes a significant amount of time) is laudable. There are no power companies that offer the possibility of free power in the future. Other types of solar energy such as passive solar power and thermal solar have a more rapid payback , sometimes as little as a year.
9 - Low Maintenance
Number 9 benefit of solar power is that the system requires very little maintenance. In an off grid system, battery maintenance is the biggest regular task. Since there are no moving parts on a solar powered system maintenance consists of monitoring the system and periodically removing debris from the panels.
8 - Long Life
Because photovoltaic systems are a relatively new technology it was estimated in the 1970's that a solar array would function for 20 or so years. As those first systems have passed their 30th birthdays and are still functioning, estimates are moving upward. Estimated lifetimes are now in the 40 year range. Most solar panel companies offer 20 year warranties or better.
7 - Remote Locations
The more remote your location the less expensive it is to enjoy the advantages of solar energy in comparison to grid power.
6 - Increases Home Equity
Not only does residential solar power increase the value of your home but the benefits of solar power are appreciated by home buyers making your home a hot property in the real estate market.
5 - Free Fuel
The fuel is free and there are no taxes on sunshine. (which, I'm sure, really annoys some of those government money people)
4 - Independence
liberates you from the ever rising costs from power companies and frees the country from dependence on volatile countries for fuels.
3 - Renewable Fuel
Solar energy is rapidly renewable and it's use has no negative consequences to the environment. The most abundant renewable fuel source on the planet, solar energy falls on the earth at a rate that can't be depleted.
2 - Zero Carbon Emissions
One of the biggest advantages of solar power is it is simply soaked up rather than being dug up, transported over land and sea and burned.
1 - Long Term Solution
The Number one, numero uno, big Kahuna, advantage of solar power is that it is a solution that will be there for the long haul. Unlike fossil fuels which we've always known were not sustainable, solar energy is capable of powering the planet into the foreseeable future.