| Are you fed up with the high cost of energy | | | | advantage of the sun's energy in the form of |
| these days? Never mind the price of gasoline and | | | | heat, can have a significant impact on the cost of |
| home heating oil, electricity is about to spiral out | | | | winter heat. |
| of control. The time has come to tap into the | | | | Although we are now becoming more aware of |
| greatest source of energy known to man.....nature. | | | | clean energy and pollution, keep in mind, we have |
| Solar power systems are a major untapped | | | | been harnessing the earth's energy for many |
| resource that have now become very easy and | | | | years. Case in point, the hydro-electric power |
| inexpensive for the common person to construct | | | | plant located at Niagra falls, which has been in |
| or purchase. | | | | operation for more years than I have been living. |
| Don't be fooled by the extremely high prices of | | | | Solar, wind and water are only three types of |
| commercial solar systems. The truth is, solar | | | | nature's energy that are there for us to use, for |
| panels, and even complete systems can be | | | | as long as we need them. |
| purchased at very reasonable prices, or even | | | | As the title of this article suggests, construction |
| constructed at home with parts that are easily | | | | of your own solar power system is not only |
| obtained by anyone. Solar power as we know it, | | | | feasible, but very easily accomplished by anyone |
| does not need to be limited to PhotoVolatic | | | | who can read and follow basic instructions. I must |
| panels, but can take many other forms, such as | | | | throw in a word of caution here. Although there |
| passive solar water heaters. | | | | are many guides available that claim to hold the |
| Homes have been constructed using passive solar | | | | key to solar panel creation, only a few of them |
| blueprints for many years. Depending on your | | | | have the proper data and instructions to be both |
| global location, positioning the structure to take full | | | | cost effective and functional. |