| Solar power for homes is becoming an | | | | of solar power in their house is going to have to |
| increasingly popular method of powering some or | | | | look at the DIY options in order to get the lowest |
| all of your house. However many people ask the | | | | solar cost. The good news is that it can be |
| question "How much does home solar cost?" | | | | possible to build your own solar panels for as little |
| There are two main methods of getting your | | | | as $200 - that instead of paying someone else |
| house up and running on solar power electricity. | | | | loads of money to set the system up, you can |
| Simply put, they are either professional installation | | | | easily do it yourself with a little bit of DIY skills |
| or "do it yourself" (DIY) solar panel installation. | | | | and some guidance. |
| As you'd expect, professional installation is by the | | | | Guidance can come from a variety of sources. |
| most expensive method. A recent article in the | | | | There is a wealth of information available on the |
| UK suggested that the cost of professional | | | | internet but perhaps the best way to do it is with |
| installation could be anything from £3,000 | | | | the help of a guidebook dedicated explicitly to |
| to £20,000 (approx $5,000 - $40,000 US). | | | | showing how to build a DIY solar power system. |
| The article in the Independent went on to suggest | | | | Such guidebooks will normally show all the steps |
| that professionally installed systems could take up | | | | required to go from knowing nothing to enjoying |
| to 100 years to pay back the installation costs. In | | | | the benefits of home solar power electricity |
| other words, professionally installed systems are | | | | generation. From selecting all the components |
| out of reach of most everyday people who want | | | | required and putting them together to wiring up |
| to have solar power for home. | | | | the system to power your lights or appliances. |
| Realistically then, anyone who wants to make use | | | | |