| Solar power homes are a fantastic idea. Here are | | | | causing political and financial instability in our |
| three reasons why this is so. | | | | country and the world. If we, as individuals, were |
| | | | to convert our homes and business to solar |
| 1. Reduce the amount of money you spend on | | | | power, we would be greatly reducing our use of |
| home energy costs. | | | | petroleum products to create electricity and would |
| 2. Reduce the use of petroleum. | | | | lesson the influence that these other countries |
| 3. Reduce the amount of pollution caused by | | | | hold over us because of our addiction to buying |
| producing electricity using conventional burning | | | | their oil. Also, we would not have to search for |
| methods. | | | | and drill for more and more oil. This would greatly |
| Reducing the amount of money spent on home | | | | reduce the chance of having another massive oil |
| energy costs. Using a renewable energy source, | | | | spill like the one in the Gulf of Mexico, spring of |
| such as solar power can greatly reduce your | | | | 2010. |
| energy costs. The only costs that need be paid | | | | Reduce the amount of pollution caused by |
| for a solar energy system is the original cost to | | | | producing electricity with conventional methods. |
| purchase and have the system installed. After the | | | | There are basically four ways that electricity is |
| original purchase, the costs for future use are | | | | created in the United States. By burning coal, |
| zero. Yes, solar power is free, after the initial | | | | burning oil, hydro-eclectic generators, and nuclear |
| outlay for installation. | | | | power generators. The first two methods, burning |
| Installing a solar power system need not be an | | | | coal or oil, creates air pollution which has a |
| enormous expensive project. The average handy | | | | tremendous impact on our environment, both |
| do-it-yourself-er can manage most of the power | | | | locally in the United States, and globally throughout |
| system conversion, and can do it inexpensively if | | | | the world. Whether you believe that global |
| they know where to get the necessary building | | | | warming is a fact, or a myth dreamed up by |
| materials at a good cost. Solar cells and panels | | | | scientists, there can be no argument that the |
| can be purchased fairly cheaply by buying older | | | | burning of these fossil fuels does not create air |
| models, or even used panels still in perfect | | | | pollution which has a negative impact on our |
| working order. In fact, it is possible to get solar | | | | planet. The use of solar energy to power our |
| cells, and panels for free if you know where to | | | | homes is totally clean energy. No burning, no |
| look for them. | | | | hazardous wastes, no oil spills, no excess mining |
| Reducing the use of petroleum for energy | | | | deposits. No pollution whatever in solar power. |
| production. It is obvious that the United States as | | | | These are three reasons that solar power is a |
| a nation has become totally dependent upon | | | | fantastic e=idea, and more and more people are |
| others for the necessary materials to power our | | | | converting their homes to solar power. Alternative |
| nation. We buy millions of barrels of oil from other | | | | green energy systems are great home |
| countries at the cost of trillions of dollars flowing | | | | improvement projects, and can be undertaken by |
| out of our country to there country. This is | | | | the average homeowner with average DIY skills. |