| There are many different uses for solar panels. | | | | and the type of piping, heat up the water. If this |
| Solar panels for home applications can be in two | | | | water is pumping through consistently before |
| different types, ones that absorb the sun's rays | | | | feeding into the hot water intake, the warmer it |
| with photovoltaic cells, for electrical purposes, and | | | | will be. |
| some that are used to heat water. Both solar | | | | Solar panels for your home do much more than |
| systems can save you a lot of money in the | | | | just heat water and generate electricity. Solar |
| short term, as well as the long run. Solar electrical | | | | panels help to save our planet. For one thing, they |
| power systems have many advantages. They | | | | use energy that is abundant, renewable, and |
| can relieve some pressure off of using your | | | | completely free. Producing electricity from the sun |
| power grid, saving you a lot of money when the | | | | doesn't require the use of our natural resources, |
| sun is out. With the proper battery back up, you | | | | and these systems don't give off any harmful |
| will even have power at night, or when the grid is | | | | emissions. Whether you are still connected to the |
| down. Many people use solar electricity to | | | | grid, or fully self sustained, using solar energy can |
| completely run their entire residence, completely | | | | help reduce overall energy usage. This can ease |
| relying on renewable energy. | | | | to burden on power plants, many of which still |
| Solar panels for home use can also heat up your | | | | use fossil fuels such as coal and petroleum |
| water supply, saving you money. In colder | | | | products to create electricity. |
| locations, where the temperature of the water | | | | With the right solar panel power system in place, |
| table is below 60 degrees, using solar can heat up | | | | not only can it pay for itself in a short amount of |
| water to a higher ambient temperature. This can | | | | time, but it can indeed actually make you money. |
| relieve some of the pressure on hot water | | | | How will it make you money? If your system is |
| heaters, because it doesn't take as much to | | | | hooked up to your grid still, and you produce |
| make water hot. For ambient temperatures | | | | more electricity than you can store and use, it |
| above sixty degrees, and where you have ample | | | | feeds directly back into to the grid. You are |
| sunlight, you may even be able to get rid of your | | | | essentially a small power plant, and by law, utility |
| water heater completely. Even just heating the | | | | companies have to buy this surplus power from |
| surrounding water temperature can lower your | | | | you. You have to make arrangements first, but |
| heating bills by up to 40-60%. Instead of solar | | | | even ten or fifteen dollars a month is better than |
| panels having a photovoltaic cell array, they have | | | | nothing. Many people who use solar panels will |
| a series of pipes running through the frames. As | | | | stay connected to the grid, just to make a little |
| the water passes through, the heat of the sun, | | | | extra money. |