| There are dozens of ways to power up your | | | | spend a lot of money on them as long as you |
| home and save money on the electrical bill. | | | | have everything you need to start building your |
| However many of those ways cost thousands of | | | | own self-powered home |
| dollars. What if you can't afford it? | | | | 2. Location, location, location |
| People all over the world use solar power in their | | | | Now for solar panels to work you need sunlight. |
| homes and cut their power bill for over 70%. It's | | | | So make sure you find a place that is exposed to |
| really quite simple to install solar panels and save | | | | sunlight during the whole day. A ideal place would |
| hundreds of dollars. | | | | be your roof. Also you may install them in your |
| You can even make your own solar panels for a | | | | lawn as long as you have the place. |
| few hundred dollars. It will be the investment of a | | | | 3. Limit the power |
| lifetime. Here are a few instructions to help you | | | | The last thing you need to do before starting |
| get started on building your very own solar panels: | | | | building your own power source is setting the limit |
| 1. Getting the materials | | | | on the amount of electricity you want to |
| The first thing you need to do is get your | | | | generate. Once you decide how much power you |
| materials. Now almost everything you need can | | | | want to produce you can calculate how many |
| be found in a hardware store. You don't need to | | | | panels will be needed. |