Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Get Solar Power In Your House and Save Money

By Dave Banton

The energy sources we use today are consuming the planet and will eventually run out. We will eventually have to switch to renewable energy sources, but many people won't do so until they know it is cost-effective for them. Not many people know that now it is, if you do it the right way!

Expensive and Complicated? Not anymore.

Getting somebody to install your own solar panels for you may cost more than $3000 dollars. But it's easy to learn to install your own!

There are many guides on the internet that you can read to learn how to do it, and save yourself thousands of dollars. Solar panels can be installed on the roof of your house and can save you 80% or more on your electricity bill.

All you need is a basic tool set and a nearby hardware store for simple building materials. The price of solar panels is also dropping steadily, and now you can even get a lot of money back that you spend up front for th panels:

Get Government Grants

Any manual that you might pay for should tell you this.

A lot of governments are realising the importance of renewable energy, so many of them offer support for those who install it. You can get thousands back from the government, depending on the scale of your project, no strings attached.

Power Companies Will Also Give You Money

If you put more electricity into the grid, you can start to turn your power meter backwards. Once you get good at installing your own solar panels, you can even install more and let the power company pay YOU for the extra energy you're producing.

The Environment - You Don't Have To Pay The Price To Go Green Anymore

You can either do something about our failing environment or you can just go and watch more TV about it like everybody else...

But now you don't have to pay the price to do your part for your environment, because renewable energy is now cost-effective. One of the best guides even shows you how to get batteries for free!

Wondering how to get started?

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