| Although home solar power systems can be | | | | arose however… |
| very beneficial especially in the long run, many | | | | See, the manual made it look as if anyone can |
| people are just not willing to bear the high initial | | | | easily generate solar energy from home. Well, the |
| cost. Even a simple solar panel can cost | | | | fact was I had a grueling time following the steps |
| approximately 3 months salary of a professional | | | | outlined in that manual. I didn't give up though. |
| employee. | | | | I was determined to have my own homemade |
| So what other options can we choose? Since the | | | | solar panel, thus I went online in the hopes of |
| cost is too high, perhaps tight budget folks should | | | | discovering a more simple to follow step-by-step |
| just forget about having their own home solar | | | | manual. If a former club singer can do it then I |
| power system? | | | | can too, right? |
| Look, we shouldn't throw in the towel too quickly. | | | | Long story short – I came across a set of |
| Yes, solar panels are costly but guess what? | | | | tutorial videos that showed a real- world example |
| I learned that my distant cousin, a former club | | | | on how to generate electricity via DIY solar |
| singer has managed to build a fully operational | | | | photovoltaic panel. It took me step-by-step and |
| portable solar energy panel for his trailer. A | | | | within a few days, I had successfully assembled |
| remarkable achievement considering the fact that | | | | my 1st panel. |
| this man is not renowned for his DIY ability! | | | | The project was fun and clearly explained tutorial |
| So he photocopied the full instruction manual so I | | | | videos made me realize that constructing home |
| could use it as a reference material to help me | | | | solar power systems can be accomplished by any |
| make my own DIY solar panel. One problem | | | | technically challenged novice. |