Pros and Cons of Home Home Solar Power
First some obvious advantages:
It’s free. Once you are set up there are no ongoing costs, whether it be used to generate electricity or for heating water.
It’s literally inexhaustible. It will always be there in our lifetime.
It’s non-polluting with zero carbon emissions. Good for reducing greenhouse gases and global warming!
It’s silent and has little visual impact. No noisy generators, no ugly power stacks.
And, unfortunately, some disadvantages:
The initial costs may be high, especially for electricity generation. It may need a long payback period, often several years, before the costs are recovered.
It doesn’t work well at night (duh!)
It isn’t as effective if you live in an climate where there is a lot of cloud cover, or in northern latitudes where the intensity of sunlight isn’t as high.
Obviously given the advantages and disadvantages of using residential home solar power are down to your unique and individual circumstances. If you feel you can afford the substantial up-front investment and you live in a sunny climate home solar power make a lot of sense. Living in the far north under a cover of cloud for 10 months of the year? Not such a good idea.
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