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Solar Power for Homeowners

August 5, 2013 by Marion Leave a Comment

Have you ever compared the benefits of producing energy with large, centralized power facilities to roof-top solar on homes and businesses?  Solar comes out on top in every category!  The economic, environmental and community benefits are considerable:

Roof-top solar

  • is a local energy source
  • does not pollute
  • can be built much more quickly
  • much lower cost
  • greatly reduced electric bill
  • does not destroy ecosystems
  • preserves critical wildlife habitat
  • reduces greenhouse gas emissions faster and more effectively
  • creates jobs
  • improves the grid’s stability

Large Centralized power facilities (gas, coal, nuclear) have the following disadvantages:

  • more vulnerable to major electrical shutdowns due to weather events and terrorist attacks
  • contribute to climate changing greenhouse gases
  • disturb/destroy wildlife habitat and ecosystems
  • deplete groundwater
  • ruin the beauty of the landscape

Local energy production from roof-top solar is vastly superior to large, remote, centralized gas, nuclear and coal-fired power facilities.  Roof-top solar is even better than solar energy generated from remote locations because no new transmission infrastructure is needed.

Given all those positives for roof-top solar, wouldn’t it be great if our government would follow the lead of Germany?  Germany uses feed-in electricity tariffs  to encourage the use of renewable energy technologies.  A feed-in tariff policy is designed to accelerate investment in renewable energy technologies. It provides long-term contracts to renewable energy producers, based on the generation costs of the technology.  Utilities pay government-mandated rates for renewable power over a guaranteed period of time, making clean energy a good investment that appeals to lenders, while convincing homeowners, farmers and communities that they can install solar panels or wind turbines and make a profit.

Given our precarious climate predicament, we can’t wait for our government to realize that feed-in tariffs are a good idea.  it’s time for homeowners to get serious about solar.  You owe it to yourself and the Earth to find out how feasible roof-top solar can be.  Your payback period could be as little as a few years.  That means you could soon be SAVING MONEY on your (non-existent) electric bill!  What are you waiting for?  Grab your panels while the government rebates are still available.

Filed Under: Blog, Featured Tagged With: climate change, roof-top solar, solar energy, sustainable living

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