Last Updated on Saturday, April 18, 2020 by ProsCons

Going green in terms of energy expenditure is the best thing you can gift to mother Earth. We have been slaying the only habitat, the Earth, form thousands of years. With the frequent burning of fossil fuels, we add on the carbon extracts on to the environment, causing harm which definitely is easier to create the reverse. If you are keen on making your house eco-friendly, opting for the solar panel is the wiser move. Opposed to the contrary belief, solar photovoltaic panels don’t require strong sunshine to actually generate electricity for use in the home. They still work on cloudy days, even during rainy days, but it is given that the electricity produced is less effective. Solar panels are becoming more effective meaning that the cleaner and greener energy are being used more often and the people are shifting towards renewable energy. Fewer things can be done in addition to solar panels like using both solar energy and grid electricity, letting you be benefitted by having the electricity supply available even in the absence of sunlight to power your home.

Solar Panels Pros and Cons

The prices of installing a solar system in your home are sliced due to many people and organizations showing their interest in the renewable sources of electricity. Whether or not you should opt to the solar energy, let’s discuss through the pros and cons listed below.

Pros of Solar Panels

• Decreased electricity bill
  By installing a solar panel to harvest solar energy at your home, literally, you are slashing on to your electricity bill as solar energy is free for all. You can have your grid electricity cut off if your solar system produces enough electricity to power not only yours but a fewer house like yours. This will definitely end your dependability upon the paid electricity grid for power.

• Get paid for generating electricity
  Under the government’s Feed-in tariff (FIT) scheme, you can get paid for whatever electricity your solar panels generate. You can get paid for the electricity you generate for your home and even sell the electricity back to the grid if your system generates electricity in excess. You are totally benefitted by your solar panels and the solar system in any circumstances.
• Easy installation and maintenance
  Installing a solar energy system is fairly easy and maintaining them is even easier. Unlike other renewable systems, solar energy harvesting system requires solar panels suited to your needs, solar batteries to hold power and solar inverter to convert DC electricity from the Solar panels to AC for household use. All this is just a one-time cost and can last many years with proper monitoring.
• Increase the value of your house
  If you have installed solar panels on your house, and are willing to sell your house, you have higher chances to sell the house at an even handsome price than if sold without solar panels. It is due to the fact that you are using your own generated electricity through solar power and helping the environment by doing your part in decreasing dependability upon alternative sources like burning fossil fuels.
• Free schemes
  There are some schemes available where you can rent your roof to the private solar panel installation firm to generate electricity. The electricity for you will be free for some scheme and you will have rent generated from renting your roof as well. It’s a win-win condition.

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Cons of Solar Panels

• Initial cost
  Though installing solar panels to generate electricity is one-time cost, it is a huge amount upfront. Neither solar panels, nor the inverter is cheap to install. The costs are declining with more and more organizations showing their interest, though for now, it is costlier. It is beneficial if you are planning to stay on that house for longer period or it is your own house.
• Not constant electricity production
  Solar panels produce electricity as DC and needs to be converted to AC. Though, during winter and some rainy months, the sun is out there for less time which sometime isn’t enough for a solar panel to harvest enough energy. Hence, having sole reliability on the solar energy is not a good idea as well.
• Not for all
  Solar energy can be harvested the most with the roofs facing south. Other options decrease the chances of utilizing the panels to their max. Also, if you have your house in city area among the high buildings, your solar panels might not receive much sunlight to provide you with much power. Hence, a proper research has to be done if you are planning on having solar panels installed on your house.
• Requires huge setup
  If you want to be totally dependent upon the solar energy, you will require large number of solar panels to be installed in order to match your potential daily usage. Along with that, you will need a greater number of batteries to store all the power and supply the power to your electronics continuously. Hence, to power fewer bulbs, small and compact system is perfect while for a house, bigger and costlier system needs to be installed.

The conclusion of Pros and Cons of Solar Panels

By performing proper R & D, you can make your choice for the solar panel installation. It is not a rocket science to maintain a solar panel but it isn’t easy as well. Proper planning will help you figure out your system size and cost and you can have it installed on your roof. Looking at the pros and cons, it’s eventually your call at last.

What’s your thought on it, please let us know.