Monday, November 21, 2011

Solar Electricity - Residential Solar Power - Utilizing Home Solar Panels




www.solarpanelsquick.com - Utilizing residential solar power is a very good idea. Before we discuss the pros and cons of using it, it is important to know that solar energy is one of the most versatile, well used forms of free, renewable energy on the planet. It is also one of the oldest forms of renewable energy, even older that wind power. There are many pros of utilizing residential solar power. If installed properly, it can actually take you off the grid, removing your need to rely on big business utility companies. It is free energy from the sun, and can be used for many residential applications. Many people think of solar power and think of electricity first, and while this is what it is commonly used for, it can do so much more. In addition to electricity, it can be used to heat your home, as well as make your water hot. It can also be used to cool your home in the Summer. This is just a few of the many pros. Like many other things in our lives, there are also some cons to Residential solar power systems. While solar energy is used all over the world, there are a number of factors that affect how efficient it is. One of them is weather. While some of the sun's rays do penetrate through cloud cover, the efficiency of these panels are greatly reduced on cloudy days, or during the Winter. While the sun is the most renewable energy source on the planet, it is not always there, so you need to utilize battery storage to store excess energy during the day to use at night <b>...</b>



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Insight Management Corp.'s Simpson Brothers Greenhouses, Plans to Utilize ...
MarketWatch (press release)
(otc markets:ISIM), a provider of sustainable solutions including solar and wind energy systems and eco-friendly prefabricated homes, reports that Simpson Brothers Greenhouses is planning to incorporate and utilize Insight Management solar ...

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China Bends to US Complaint on Solar Panels but Plans Retaliation
New York Times
At the simplest level, there are four main steps in making a solar panel, also known as a solar module. Using molten polysilicon to grow crystals or cast blocks of polycrystalline silicon is the first step. The second step is cutting and polishing the ...

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PV-Tech

Solar Powered KB Homes Offer Big Savings Opportunity for Homebuyers
Bradenton Herald
KB Home (NYSE: KBH), one of the nation's premier homebuilders, today announced that it is significantly expanding its popular solar initiative by making solar power systems a standard feature of homes in nearly all of its communities across Southern ...
Solar Powered KB Homes Offer Big Savings Opportunity for HomebuyersMarketWatch (press release)

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PhysOrg.com

LIPA, BP Solar and Brookhaven National Lab flip the switch at the Long Island ...
PhysOrg.com
LIPA's solar programs continue to serve as economic stimuli for the Long Island economy and have provided over 4800 residential and commercial customers with financial incentives to “go green” using renewable energy, while at the same time creating a ...
Long Island Power Authority, BP Solar commission 32MW PV system at Brookhaven ...PV-Tech
BP Solar commissions 32 MW PV plant in New Yorksolarserver.com

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Solar panel technology is continuing to get more efficient
Cooler Planet
The lightweight, flexible, thin-film photovoltaic modules gained recognition from the publication because they are designed to integrate with any application using unused surface area to provide users with clean energy. The solar panels created by ...

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