| One of the best ways to improve the energy | | | | install them, how to connect them to your home, tie into |
| efficiency of your home is to add alternative energy | | | | the grid and everything else you need to know. |
| sources such as solar panels, or wind turbines. These | | | | Another advantage of building a solar electric system |
| systems are becoming more and more affordable, | | | | yourself is you have the freedom to build one panel at |
| due to cheaper technology and government incentive | | | | a time as money allows. You can start small without |
| programs. But, you can still easily spend a lot of money | | | | committing to a big system, and if you enjoy those first |
| trying to build a home solar system. A professionally | | | | couple panels, add more as time and money allow. |
| installed retail priced home solar electric system can still | | | | The possibilities are huge for residential solar energy. |
| easily cost over $10,000 after government savings. | | | | With the rising cost of energy solar power will only |
| The best way to save money when installing your | | | | become more attractive in the future. Also, more |
| home solar system is to use DIY home solar panel | | | | states are allowing what is called Net Metering, |
| plans and create the panels and install them yourself. | | | | allowing homeowners to sell excess power generated |
| This is not as difficult as one may suspect. There are | | | | by their solar panels back to the utility company. When |
| a number of guides that can be found online giving | | | | excess electricity is being produced the power meter |
| detailed and easy to follow written and video | | | | will run backwards, effectively lowering or in some |
| instructions on how to build the solar panels, how to | | | | cases eliminating the owners power bill completely. |