Solar energy is the energy received from the sun which is converted into electricity using a mechanical device. This energy can be used for both commercial and household purpose. Depending upon the requirement of the electricity, the number of solar panels to be installed is ascertained. Since the dawn of modern era there has been a significant and continuous rise of the carbon in the atmosphere. And at the stage that we have reached today the level of carbon is threatening the existence of not only one but all life forms on earth.
The alarming increase in the greenhouse gases and the raising temperature on the earth's surface has put all the major governments in a predicament. One of the major reasons for this incident is excessive burning of fossil fuel and coal to generate millions of watts of electricity. Another serious issue with using fossil fuel for generating electricity is that, it is a limited source of energy and is being depleted at frightening speed too.
Earlier it was not possible to use the power of sun to generate electricity, but now with the help of silicon panels, popularly known as solar panels, it is possible to generate electricity through sun easily. There are innumerable benefits of using sun's energy, and few of them are listed as below:
1. It is an endless source of energy
One of the major benefits of using the power of sun to generate electricity is that it is virtually an endless source of energy and no matter how much power you draw from the sun it is never going to reduce in proportion. It is actually a renewable source of energy and so you don't have to worry about it getting depleted.
2. It is a clean source of energy
Another benefit of solar power is that it is a clean source of energy, no amount of carbon or any other kind of harmful gas is released when the solar energy is converted into electricity. I would say this is the best motivating factor that should lead to overall transition of completely stopping fossil fuel and only using solar energy for electricity.
The power generated from sun is totally free. If you want to start using solar power to run various appliances at your home then you only have to make a onetime investment of installing the kit. To add to your delight the kits are now available at affordable rates unlike earlier when they were sold at prohibitive costs.
4. Solar panels can help you earn
You can install solar panels to stop paying electricity bills. If you can't afford to install solar panels to be completely independent of grid electricity, you can gradually keep adding. And once you are totally independent, you can sell extra electricity generated back to the conventional electricity providing companies. Further you can get tax rebates and also incentives for using solar electricity.
Many leaving creatures are known to have been sustaining themselves only through the power of sun; it's about time that we also turn towards this omnipresent, clean and free source of energy.