| Fossil fuels are the main source of power in this | | | | profit for you. |
| country that we depend on to power our cars | | | | But there is a cheaper solution. If you're handy |
| and other modes of transportation, to keep | | | | with tools and like to do things yourself, you can |
| various other types of machines running, and | | | | build your own solar panels. |
| even to fuel our electric plants. The high cost of | | | | There are a few things you should know before |
| these fuels, the pollution they create, the | | | | you undertake your panel-building project. The |
| uncertain supply from troubled countries, and the | | | | materials needed to build your panels won't be a |
| difficult and sometimes dangerous means by | | | | problem. You can get everything you need from |
| which they are removed from the ground are all | | | | a nearby hardware store or from an online |
| good reasons for us to try to find alternate | | | | supplier. |
| sources of energy. A partial solution to this | | | | You can also find excellent manuals that will guide |
| predicament in which we find ourselves can be | | | | you as you build your panels. Don't believe |
| home solar power systems that can begin to | | | | everything they may tell you though. Some will |
| free us from total dependence on energy | | | | claim that they can free you entirely from the |
| obtained from fossil fuels. | | | | electric company. The truth is that you can |
| You've certainly noticed those black solar panels | | | | reduce your electric bills with your DIY solar |
| gleaming in the sunlight on rooftops or in clear, | | | | panels, but it would really take a lot of panels and |
| open areas. Unfortunately, those panels are just | | | | a gargantuan effort, not to mention a large |
| as expensive as they look. It can cost several | | | | investment, to furnish all the electricity needed by |
| thousand dollars for a typical solar energy system | | | | your home. |
| that supplies power to a single home, the exact | | | | Here's what you can realistically expect. You can |
| cost depending on the size and complexity of the | | | | experience the satisfaction of lowering your |
| system. | | | | electric bills and becoming less dependent on fossil |
| The point at which such a system pays for itself | | | | fuels when you build your own solar panel system. |
| can be years away, and it will probably need to | | | | That can be your first step on the road to |
| be replaced just about the time it begins to turn a | | | | energy independence. |