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After the year we’ve had, it’s no surprise that the Top Ten innovations in solar power for homes mostly relates to making more energy for less money. However, amongst this selection, there are also some very funky ideas.

So, as we bring this incredible year to an end, Go Solar Power For Homes Dot Com brings to you our very own 2008 Innovations In Solar Power For Homes Award.

10/ ‘Hairy’ Thin Film Solar Panels From Nanowires

It was impossible for this development not to make it into the top ten, if only because it is so completely leftfield. Researchers at the uber-cool McMaster University have succeeded in actually ‘growing’ light-absorbing nanowires made of high-performance photovoltaic materials on carbon-nanotube fabric.

What that means in English is that we are now seriously looking at hairy solar panels!

In short, if we can make flexible, affordable solar cells that, within five years, could convert 20 percent of light, then we really have something here. Over time, the researchers suggest that they might expect to achieve 40 percent efficiency. We like the sound of that!

Info via: technologyreview.com

9/ Sunrgi - Making Solar Power Truly Competitive

Sunrgi claim that their system will soon be able to “produce electricity at a wholesale cost of 5 cents per kWh (kilowatt hour).”

How? By concentrating the Sun’s light into extremely efficient solar photovoltaic cells. This is very technical. You really do want to visit the treehugger.com page where they explain how Sunrgi’s Extreme Concentrated Photovoltaics work. It’s so great!

Their patent-pending technology involves everything from dual-axis sun tracking to cooling of the solar cells. Meanwhile, further good news is that the whole system is all set and optimized for mass-production. Bring it on!

8/ 25 Percent Cheaper Solar Panels Anyone?

Meanwhile, researchers at Day4 Energy are hard at work innovating their way to the top. They, more than most, are only too aware that performance in the marketplace is essential for business success.

They are not so concerned with beating solar PV efficiency records in the lab. They are looking more exactly at cutting the cost of solar panels by 25 percent.

How do they do that? By making solar cells that are roughly 18 percent more efficient than their competitors.

They have further good news in that they expect these super-efficient solar panels to be on the market within 18 months.

Info via: technologyreview.com

7/ Towards The Fateful $1/Watt

The race is well and truly on! Apparently there are more than 80 companies presently competing to be the first, the most efficient and the best at manufacturing solar panels with an output that costs less than $1 per Watt. This is the figure considered by most to be the price point at which solar panels, and solar power in general, becomes competitive with coal-burning electricity on the grid.

1366 Technologies are busy creating a multi-crystalline silicon solar panel that is 27 percent more efficient than conventional multi-crystalline silicon solar cells. Its total efficiency is running at 19.5 percent – roughly equal to the more expensive single-crystal silicon model solar cells. Though they have their challenges, not least the number of their competitors, but still, I wouldn’t bet against them.

Info via: cnet news

6/ What Solar Panels Can Learn From Moths

The trouble with silicon is that it is reflective. So light that could be turned into electricity is lost because it bounces away. For some time now, a not altogether successful solution was to apply anti-reflective coatings. Then, some researchers looked at the make up of a moth, and everything changed.

Did you know that moths have extremely non-reflective eyes? This was probably a defense mechanism they evolved against nocturnal predators. Whatever … All you need to know is that because a lot of clever people have gone down this road, suddenly we have panels that lose just 2 percent of the light that hits them – a vast improvement over the 35 to 40 percent reflection rate or previous times?

Info via: physorg.com

5/ Solaria: 90 Percent of the Power from Half The Silicon

In these troubled times, you would want to be the manufacturers of a solar cell that produces 90 percent of a conventional solar panel’s power, while using only half the amount of silicon.

Solaria are justifiably happy to bring to the world a solar cell that slices the silicon into thin strips and spaces them apart so the silicon itself only covers half the panel’s area. From there, a clear molded plastic cover collects all the light from the panel and draws it to the strips of silicon. The whole process is complex but makes perfect sense when you read about Solaria’s innovation.

4/ Japan Races Towards Solar Power Station in Space by 2030

The new race for space has begun in earnest. Only this time it is not about getting people to the moon or Mars. This is about getting solar panels into space. You see, in space there is no shadow from earth, so there we have solar energy 24:7, and it doesn’t even stop for Christmas!

Many people are asserting that whoever gets up there first will be the inheritors of the earth. Just think of all that clean sustainable energy!  It’s hard to disagree. So the U.S.A. and others may want to take note that the Japanese seem to be currently leading this particular space race.

We are talking about a seriously massive project here though – think solar panels that are a kilometers long, weighing more than 10,000 tones. All that with a laser section that might need to be as much as10 kilometers long, with a receiving unit on Earth up to two kilometers long.

(CUE THE DRUM ROLL …)

3/ Turning Infrared Light Into Electricity

Imagine being able to not only use the visible spectrum of the sun’s light, but also to be able to gain energy from the infrared spectrum - solar panels making use of the infrared spectrum of light

Here’s how it works …

Scientists are developing a process where, by adding vanadium and titanium into the basic structure of a solar panel, you can get power from infrared as well as visible light from the sun.
Currently solar cells strike out at around 40 percent absorption limit. By making additional energy from infrared, we should be seeing up to 63 percent.

So, the 2008 Innovations In Solar Power For Homes Award Runner-Up Is …

2/Nanosolar: ‘Printing’ Solar Panels For Big Savings

Based in Palo Alto, California, Nanosolar’s creative team has come up with an innovative technique to make solar film. They simply print CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-selenium) onto a thin polymer sheet in a process very similar to an old-school printing press.

The savings on silicon are significant such that a Nanosolar solar cell will cost about one-fifth to one-tenth the cost of a standard silicon solar panel.

With investment from France’s EDF and with further interest from the owners of Google, Nanosolar are all set to go into mass production. If you have a few minutes, you can watch a YouTube video all about them. This is really happening, right here right now!

And so, the Winner of The 2008 Solar Power For Homes Breakthrough Of The Year Award is …

1/ Thin Film Solar Power For Homes

Thin film is all the rage. This technology requires less of our planet’s diminishing supply of silicon. It also adds new levels of flexibility and thinness so designers and architects love it.

However, it is essential that thin film is economical viable. So the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) came up with a breakthrough that ensures that thin film solar panels are on the verge of being truly competitive with more established silicon-based panels.

A thin film solar cell has just been rated at 19.9 percent efficiency, in other words, 19.9 percent the sun’s light is converted to electricity by the panel.

This is a new world record and an important milestone. The goal for thin film technology is to match silicon in performance.

Made from copper indium gallium diselenide or CIGS for short, and it looks like you will be hearing a lot more about thin film solar in the near future.

Now, that is a breakthrough worth sending to the top of the class!

Info via renewableenergyworld.com

So that completes our 2008 Innovations In Solar Power For Homes Award. We hope you enjoyed going through it. Maybe you disagree with some of the choices or have better possible entries? What would you say were your 2008 innovations in solar power for homes? Don’t be shy! We would love to hear from you. The comments area below awaits …

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As the creator of a blog about solar power for homes, it is incumbent upon me to present the argument for alternative energy. It is not such a big leap from there into the world of politics. As my valued readers, I hope I don’t offend you by taking this blog off in that direction occasionally, as I did yesterday in covering the outcome of the UN Climate Change Conference. Well, I’ve done it again today in focussing on Al Gore. This really is not a left/right, republican/democrat issue. This is something we ALL could get involved in.

For me,  (aside from everyone who ever played for my favourite football team, ) there are very few genuine heroes in the world. Were he still alive, Mahatma Gandhi would be one. Nelson Mandela would be another. For the stand that he takes and the risks that he faces in taking that stand, in my view, Al Gore is fast becoming another true and genuine hero.

Some of you may have seen the following video from TED.com before. Nevertheless, while we are on the subject of Al Gore, I thought it a good idea to hark back to the days prior to the release of his award winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth.

Here is a short speech in which, with the same humor and humanity he exuded in An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore spells out 15 ways that you can address climate change immediately. He discusses everything from buying a hybrid to inventing a new, hotter “brand name” for global warming.

Click on the text link to watch the video that outlines the 15 ways to avert a climate crisis according to Al Gore.

… and below are the 15 ways to avert a climate crisis spelled out for you if your technology does not allow you to see the movie, or if you are in some parts of the world like China where such movies may not be able to be seen.

15 ways to avert a climate crisis

1. Reduce emissions from your home energy use (better design insulation, green electricity)

2. Reduce emissions from your home and other transportation (buy a hybrid, use light rail, carpools, biking)

3. Buy the most energy-efficient appliances and other products. Be a green consumer

4. Live a ‘carbon neutral’ life. It’s easier than you think. Reduce then offset the rest

5. To find out how, go to http://www.carboncrisis.net. Use the carbon calculator there.

6. Make your business carbon neutral. (It’s not as hard as you might think.)

7. Whether you work in the design, technology or entertainment industries, integrate climate solutions into all your innovations.

8. Invest sustainably in companies and funds that are part of the solution. (Avoid making sort-term decisions with your money.)

9. Become a catalyst of change in your community. Teach others about the climate crisis.

10. Raise awareness by promoting An Inconvenient Truth in your community

11. Send someone to Nashville who can learn how to give Al Gore’s slide show in your community

12. Become politically active – Speak Up! Contact your elected officials. Make Democracy work!

13. Urge the U.S. to join the rest of the world community in capping and trading carbon emissions.

14. Rebranding global warming, use the term, “Climate Crisis”, though the name could easily be “Planetary Emergency”.

15.  Join together to avert the climate crisis. We are one.

These 15 points are as valid today as they were back in 2006 when the speech was made. What other points would you add to the list now? I encourage you to give us your comment below.

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Have you ever dreamt of an easy to install, plug n play solar power for homes system?  A solar power for homes system that gives you all the benefits that come with being connected to the grid via your solar system, but without any complicated installation process?

Well, we have located a solar power for homes system that may well be of great interest to you. GoGreenSolar.com’s Plug N Play starter kit system gives you all the benefits of a solar power for homes system that is connected up to the grid, but without any difficult installation processes. You just plug it into any AC outlet, just like any regular appliance. Then, stand back and feel that warm glow in your heart as you watch your meter spinning backwards!

This diy solar power for homes system is perfect for those just starting out. It allows you to capture 250 watts of solar power and thereby massively reducing your electricity bill. This solar power for homes system does all this together with the potential of full expandability.

The 250 watt grid-tie Plug N Play Solar Power Kit is designed as a starter kit for easy installation. How easy? Well, it’s so easy that the inverter can plug straight into your AC electric wall plug! The kit consists of two high quality 130w solar panels and a SWEA Plug N Play inverter. Going forward, the Plug N Play starter system can be combined to form a larger solar power for homes systems according to your requirements.

GoGreenSolar.com’s Plug N Play starter system can reduce your bill and in some cases it might even eliminate higher cost electricity in places that have progressively increasing rates.

One 250 watt solar power kit in average conditions will produce 1 kWh (kilowatt hour) of electricity per day.

Plug N Play Kit Advantages:

•    Easy Install: Just plug it into an AC Outlet
•    Reduce your electric bill
•    A fully expandable system.
•    Grid-Tie without the difficult installation
•    Great kit to “get started with solar power”

To make this offer, we at Go Solar Power For Homes have partnered up with GoGreenSolar.com because they are the #1 consumer focused renewable energy website. They have been established since 2006, and have helped thousands of people just like you to become energy independent.

They have the experience to help and support you as you protect the environment and save money.

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•    Solar Panels
•    Complete Solar Energy Systems
•    Complete Wind Power Systems
•    Inverters / Chargers
•    Wind Turbines

To be sure you are clear exactly what an amazing we are offering you, let’s go over the deal once again. The GoGreenSolar.com 250 watt grid-tie Plug N Play Solar Power Kit is designed for easy installation. It’s so easy, the inverter can be plugged right into your AC outlet! The kit consists of two high quality 130w solar panels and a SWEA Plug N Play inverter. The Plug N Play starter system can be combined to form larger solar power for homes systems to meet your requirements, in the future.

Simply click on the following text link to purcahse the Plug N Play 250w Grid-Tied Solar Power Kit.

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(This article follows on from the article entitled, How To Install Solar Power For Homes)

OK. So I want to install solar power for homes. I’ve followed your instructions and now I’ve got myself 20 x 250 watt photovoltaic solar panels, but how does it all work after that?

Well, in order to install solar power for homes, I hope you don’t suffer from vertigo, because you next have to get up onto the roof. Your lovely new panels need to be secured to your roof on a rail mounting system. This should come that with the panels when you buy them. If not, you need to buy this separately. If you have a sloping roof you can either flush mount the panels or have them tilted up to fit.

A word of warning here. Either have an expert fit your panels or be sure to follow the directions carefully. Be especially careful to ensure everything is sealed. While the panels will protect your roofing, fitting them badly can cause leaks when it rains. If you’re not careful, roof leaks can go unnoticed for some time, causing more extensive damage.

If you want to run your solar power for homes completely off grid, you will also need a bank of batteries. Thereby, your solar power for homes would run from solar cells to battery bank to power inverter. If not, then you will be adding solar power for homes to your traditional power use. Off grid, you will need to store enough energy in your batteries in the daytime to power your house at night (when there’s no sunlight running things). Bare in mind that night time traditionally is the time when people like to do things like have hot baths, run washing machines and so forth, so be sure your calculations when planning the installaion of solar power for homes incorporates these extra power demands.

Now, let’s talk about the power inverter. This is an essential bit of kit when introducing solar power for homes. Costing roughly $2000, the average inverter has a 15 year lifespan or thereabouts. The power inverter converts the solar energy and the stored energy in your batteries (if needed) into energy your home can use.

When everything is all connected up right, the solar power comes back to us as direct current (also known as DC). Whether it is fed into a battery for storage or goes straight into use, it will originate as DC electricity. Household appliances require alternative current (also known as AC). So we need something to take the DC power and it turn it into AC power. That is what the power inverter does.

You really should get a qualified electrician to work with you to make everything safe at this point. What we need to do is to run the power from your inverter into your electrical service panel or breaker box. From there, the power can be distributed around your home where it is needed. If you choose to run both grid power and solar power in conjunction, I would add a second box beside your service panel representing your solar panel feed. That way you can switch this feed on or off when needed.

In the day time, if the sun is shining brightly and your energy use is low, if you are not using an off-grid battery storage system, you can feed any excess energy that’s not needed as solar power for homes back to the power company. Many people love the thrill of watching their mater running backwards. This counts as credit against your final bill, but be aware that you will not be able to gain so much credit that the power company owes you money.

Your energy company will buy your power back off you at the rate you buy it from them, but they will pay you up until your net energy bill is at zero. After that, they will continue to take power from you but will not pay you, so don’t go building your solar power for homes system larger than you need, banking on making money in this way! There will always be some charges from the power company, normally amounting to about $10/month, for things like reading your meter and maintaining the grid.

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Talk about making diy solar power for homes? Here is an amazing YouTube video which shows you how you can make yourself a solar shingle roof that is as cheap and easy as anything. In fact, making and fitting a solar shingle roof is so inexpensive it would cost more to have a normal traditional tile roof installed!

So watch this video as our solar shingle roof guy shows you how very quickly and easily you can make your own solar shingle roof and have it give you free energy, meanwhile solving the problem of cladding your roof. This really is a genuine way for you to make diy solar power for homes.

The guy shows you how to build the solar shingle roof from basic materials. This solar shingle roof is built in front of your very eyes so there is no mistaking how you too can create diy solar power for homes for yourself and your family.

In order to build the solar shingle roof he starts with a mock up for the roof. Starting with plywood covered with Polystick TU Plus, you can watch as your diy solar power for homes takes shape!

He incorporates metal shingle which is easy to find at most hardware stores. He then puts Unisolar solar film on it to make this type of roof a solar shingle roof that will produce electricity for your house in a ‘diy solar power for homes’ type of way!

By using dummy shingles with exactly the same looking frontage, making a solar shingle roof in this way means you don’t have the problem of two colors to your roof. This way the whole roof looks the same color as the whole roof is either solar shingle roof panels or dummy solar shingle roof panels.

At the top of the solar shingle roof panels run the electrical wires that are easily connected together as you fix the solar shingle roof panels to the plywood.

To make the diy solar power for homes installation even easier, the solar shingle roof panels come with a little slot that allows each of the the solar shingle roof panels to slip into the next easily. In this way, everything is made watertight.

Safe underneath a raised gable trim at the end of the solar shingle roof, the main cable takes the electric power away and feeds it into your home. Fitting a complete solar shingle roof can be done for less than the cost of a traditional tile roof.

As the man says, “If you’ve got to put a roof on your house anyway, why not make it pay your electric bill?”

Good work, solar shingle roof guy!

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Are your average electricity bills soaring upwards? Has your average expenses, the cost of your average electricity and gas bill for example, got you feeling nervous about the future?

Sadly, it’s clear that the current trend of dramatic price rises is not likely to stop any time soon. So here are some money saving tips - ways to save money off your average expenses when the going gets tough.

Right now, most people are finding the cost of living average to be just about bearable. The average bills and other average expenses are not fully biting just yet. However, as the average bill for fuel escalates, the cost of everything else connected with oil will send the cost of living average up. As the average bills for transport go up, so will your average expenses on food, vacations and so on. People will be looking for money saving tips and any other ways to save money they can find.

I’m sure you know your cost of living average, the price of your average bills and your other average expenses (like your average electricity and gas bills). Can you imagine if the price of your average bills and your other average expenses were to go up by 50%? Would you still be living the same lifestyle if your cost of living average went up by that much?

A 50% increase almost certainly is not something that most people could sustain.

So now is the time to take action. Now is the time for each of us to take responsibility for our own environmental footprint. Now is the time for each of us to improve our environmental efficiency on an individual level. This would not only make a difference to your total average expenses. It will also significantly help to save our planet.

As more and more people take this on, so the big energy companies will have to stop raising prices regardless of the declining price they are buying it in at. With a reduction in demand for fossil fuels, their prices will have to decrease to attract us back. That will beneficially impact the price of foodstuffs and so on. By adopting these money saving tips, the cost of living average will decline. As the price of your average electricity bill falls, so will the price of your average expenses generally.

Also, as people take on board these money saving tips, they become more efficient in the way they use unsustainable products like fossil fuels. There will be less wastage. A decline in demand for these unclean products will ensue. Prices will fall until they reach a price that people are prepared to pay. At that point, the cost of living average should stabilize as peoples’ average expenses become bearable once again.

This all starts with people living more efficiently.

‘Yes, but how?’ I hear you ask.  Well, there are many ways people can incorporate energy efficiency into their lifestyle. Don’t expect to get much support or encouragement from the major companies. They’ve been thriving on our heavy wastage levels for too long. Wastage drives their profit levels up.

So let’s start with the basics. Let’s take a tour of your house. Make a list of all your electrical appliances. Check that everything that isn’t in use is fully switched off. Are there appliances that you tend to leave on regardless, without thinking? For example, do you ever leave your TV on standby? If so, then get in the habit of always turning it off when it’s not being used.

Be sure to bring your whole family in on this or else your life will become very frustrating. You could suggest they all play a fun game where every one of you becomes responsible for the well being of the planet. These are the steps … then show them round the house outlining what new actions will be needed to make your home more energy efficient. Explain to them how this will reduce your average expenses.

Is your computer monitor switched off? Doing so, even for a few minutes, will save you money. Are all of your light bulbs energy efficient?  One bulb might save you as much as $100 over its lifetime.

If you tighten up your energy efficiency levels for just 30 days, you could save as much as 33% off your average electricity bill.

I have mentioned just one or two ways to cut down your average expenses. These money saving tips really do work. Most of them are just good common sense. There are many other ways to save money and reduce your average expenses. For example, you could look into the cost of installing solar power for homes. What about wind energy? Depending on your location, that may be best for your home. Renewable energy options often have a hefty initial outlay, but long term, the savings are almost always extraordinarily attractive.

If you are interested in finding out more and you want to benefit from a wide range of excellent money saving tips, then you would do well to visit the efficientplanet.com website. Simply click through on the text link for lots more ways to save money.

These money saving tips will reduce your cost of living average, particularly reducing your average electricity bill as well as other average bills and other average expenses. So what’s keeping you? Click through to the efficientplanet.com website right away!

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Another famous celebrity has fallen in love with solar power for homes. Woody Harrelson has embraced solar power for homes, creating an off-grid, solar-powered lifestyle for himself and his family.

Just like Johnny Depp, Woody Harrelson is a huge fan of solar power for homes. They just love to live that true, green Hollywood lifestyle that only solar power for homes can give them.

As he prepares to welcome into his eco-village community yet another Hollywood star who loves the solar power for homes lifestyle, the UK-based Times Newspaper caught up with Harrelson for an interview. They discussed the solar-powered community in Hawaii in which he lives. Harrelson, a vegan and raw-food enthusiast who once scaled the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco to protest against deforestation, also discussed how his move to solar power for homes is inspired by his wife and three daughters.

Famous for his roles in Cheers, Indecent Proposal, Natural Born Killers, The People vs Larry Flynt, for which he got an Oscar nomination, and most recently No Country for Old Men, Harrelson now lives in an off-gird, eco-village in the tropical paradise island of Hawaii. The community members there have been living with solar power for homes as a community for years before the celebrity got there.

“Everybody in the neighborhood has solar power for homes,” he says. “People get the concept that it’s like a commune, but this was a neighborhood that’s been there long before I got there. They just never wanted power lines.”

It’s a completely sustainable eco-village community that incorporates organic farming as well as the solar power for homes … what you might call a 100% alternative green living eco-village community.

… and who is that other Hollywood celebrity?

None other than Owen Wilson, who will be moving into Harrelson’s community shortly! Wilson seems to be very much on the mend after his brush with death last year.

It is so good to see those in the public eye actively promoting solar power for home and the whole “green” living concept. This will impact positively making it more likely that we will have a sustainable world for our children to grow up in. We love it when celebrities go solar power for homes!

Here is the rest of that Times Newspaper interview for you to read.

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If you have not already installed solar power for homes, are you worrying about the price of your gas and electricity? It would be no surprise if you are.

After all, not everyone has solar power for homes fitted yet and traditional fossil fuel based energy prices are sure to be going up and up as we move into a more and more uncertain future. Now, more than ever, it’s time to install solar power for homes.

With or without solar power for homes, right now you may still be struggling financially and ‘feeling the pinch’. However, a different kind of ‘pinch’ lies ahead.

Scientists predict we will run out of oil in about 50 years. This fact is looming over us and its shadow makes our future appear bleaker and bleaker. As the oil runs out, so the prices will rise. The case for solar power for homes will improve with each passing day.

Sadly, the price of oil does not only affect car drivers. It has a direct effect on many things, not least the price of food. As the price of transportation soars, so will the price of the products being transported.

No doubt your home is already run on a strict budget. Imagine how it would be if, suddenly, everything doubled in price? Introducing a range of sensible measures, including installing solar power for homes, would seriously reduce the impact of this price hike, maybe even eliminate it from your household completely.

I hope you are beginning to see why it is essential that you start to consider installing solar power for homes. Start to plan, and start today. We need to take action to protect ourselves, to insulate our families from the impact of this future turmoil. Consider the possibility of installing solar power for homes soon.

We need to be a great deal more efficient in the way we consume and use our energy supplies. If we don’t, we can be sure that the traditional fossil fuel suppliers will continue to punish us with their massive price hikes.

We just saw the gas companies in the UK put their bills up by 30%. When wholesale prices dropped, did we see any significant drop in our gas bills? I rest my case!

With solar power for homes, you need not be tied to the grid any longer. Any surplus energy could be sold back to the grid, providing solar power for homes elsewhere.

Aside from installing solar power for homes, as individuals we can take steps to improve our energy efficiency. For starters, we need to go solar power for homes as soon as possible. For another, we need to look in all directions for alternative energy saving ideas.

The good news is that this is nowhere near as complicated or restricting as you might think. As you take action, so others will follow. As others follow, so we begin to make an impact. Right now, as you sit there reading this, you want to know that it is up to YOU.

“Be the change you want to see in the world,” said Gandhi. Spread the word about solar power for homes. Have your family talk to all their friends about solar power for homes. The more we talk about solar power for homes, the more rapid will be its introduction.

As more and more people take on solar power for homes and other energy savings, so the demand for traditional energy supplies will fall. As demand declines, so the prices will come back down. This is basic economic common sense based on the age old rules of supply and demand

So it is time to incorporate solar power for homes into our plans for living more efficiently. With good planning now, your lifestyle won’t have to be impacted hardly at all.

There are many ways to start this process. Why not begin by taking an overview of all your electrical appliances all around your home? Are they all working efficiently? Do you really need all of them? Can you replace old style bulbs with energy efficient ones? Do they have to be switched on as often as they are?

Be sure that everything that is not needed is properly switched off. Never leave anything on ’standby’. Enroll the whole family in this new game, the game of saving some money while saving the planet!

We are unlikely to get much support from the major energy companies. Their interest is in having you consume and continue to consume. You must take a stand against their frivolous ways. Did I mention installing solar power for homes?

Turn off your computer monitor, even if it is only for a few minutes. It’s a myth that it’s more expensive to switch an appliance off and on rather than have it switched off for a period of time. Rubbish! Switch it off, and the same goes for light switches … and especially for air conditioning, one of the largest energy consumers of all.

The combination of installing solar power for homes and using all appliances more efficiently will save you lots of money. You could cut your energy bill by as much as 33% or more.

I’ve just touched the surface in this short article. There are so many other ways that you could reduce your electricity bills, not least of course would be to install solar power for homes.

You can find out if solar power for homes is suitable for you while discovering lots more practical money saving tips by clicking this solar power for homes link.

From Sam Deane,
your solar power for homes guide,
at www dot go solar power for homes dot com.

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Here are the 10 best reasons to install solar power for homes.

1/ SAVE MONEY!

Introducing solar power for homes will save you money on your energy costs. It will also ensure that you don’t have to worry about the huge rate rises the energy companies are already beginning to pile on top of us. There is no reason to believe that these rate rises will slow down any time soon. So, instead of suffering, with solar power for homes, you can lock down your costs today to insure yourself and your family against these rises.

Meanwhile, spend your savings on more important things instead!

2/ INCREASE YOUR FINANCIAL STABILITY!

Switching to solar power for homes ensures that your bills will remain constant for the next 20 to 25 years. By the time that period expires, you will have easily saved enough to invest in the latest solar power for homes system to further insulate yourself against the oncoming energy crisis.

3/ INCREASE THE VALUE OF YOUR PROPERTY!

Solar power for homes increases the value of your home.

Should you choose to sell your property, having chosen to go solar power for homes, the value of your property will increase to more than offset the total cost of installing the solar power for homes system itself.

ICF Consulting did a survey ten years ago that concluded that reducing your utility bills by $1,000pa increases the value of your house by $20,000. So, every dollar you’re spending, you’re making 20 dollars!

4/ ENJOY GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES!

Even better! Every dollar you spend on solar power for homes may well be matched by government rebates and/or grants to possible even match that amount! It’s not just in the US where state and federal rebates are available. The UK, Canada, Australia, mainland Europe. Almost all progressive nations are now willing to financially assist your domestic investment in solar power for homes.

So the cost of solar power for homes is significantly reduced.

In the US, as a homeowner, you can benefit from a $2,000 federal income tax credit. Rebates for your cost to install solar power for homes are available in most US states, including California, Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, New Mexico and Oregon.

Look out for solar loans from local councils, home solar services (also known as PPAs) and solar leases. Each of these new developments significantly reduces the cost of introducing solar power for homes.

5/ OUTPERFORM OTHER FORMS OF INVESTMENTS!

With the precarious market conditions that we are seeing right now, introducing solar power for homes could become the best investment you ever made.

Over the past 100 years, the stock market has brought back an average return of around about 11%pa. By investing in solar power for homes over a 20-25 year period, your return on investment will easily wipe the floor with that, wherever you live and whichever climate you live in.

If the rates on energy prices in your state or country are high, or if you live in a place with extremes in the weather, or your living environment requires frequent use of air conditioning, then your investment in solar power for homes could be the best thing you ever bought!

All that and free hot water too!

6/ FREE YOURSELF FROM THE GRID!

Many people feel like they have become a slave to the system. With solar power for homes, you can unhook yourself from your reliance on the state for your energy needs. In fact, you could create more energy than you use and so your power company could even be paying you. How d’you like dem apples!

7/ PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT!

Shouldn’t this be at the top of the list?

The traditional energy sources of coal, gas, uranium and oil, have caused greenhouse gases, global warming, smog, radioactive dump sites, acid rain, the decimation of landscapes and many public health issues.

By introducing solar power for homes you are doing your part to conserve our planet. Solar power for homes reduces CO2 emissions, which means less pollution and a cleaner environment all round.

You wonder how on earth we put up with it for so long.

8/ SOON IT WILL BE LAW!

If you live in Europe, the European Union have announced a resolution that, from 2010, all houses will have to be constructed with solar power for homes already built in.

So, if you want to continue being a law abiding citizen, go solar power for homes!

9/ IT’S JUST GOOD COMMON SENSE!

Introducing solar power for homes on a widespread basis would reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, thereby relieving the strain on our environment by decreasing our CO2-emissions.

Solar power for homes massively cuts down our bills for heating and hot water, causing lower energy costs. Reduce or even completely eliminate your electricity bill with solar power for homes!

While the initial outlay can be quite large, most people recoup their outlay within a 5 year period or less.
With solar power for homes, what’s not to love?

10/ FOR YOU, YOUR CHILDREN AND YOUR CHILDREN’S CHILDREN!

Need I say more?

From Sam Deane, your solar power for homes guide
(www dot go solar power for homes dot com)