Building Your Own Residential Solar Panels

I know it sounds like hard work installing residential solar panels in your home, but thankfully, there are some good DIY programs to make it easier to do this yourself. You don't need to be a trained engineer, nor do you need to spend a lot of money to build them yourself.

You could of course buy the panels and just install them, but buying pre-made will cost you a lot more money. This is why the best way forward is to make them yourself and save loads of money by using step-by-step instructions you can get online. Even if your home-made solar panels only produce 90% of the energy that a pre-made panel does, you are still that much ahead of the game, not to mention your energy company.

Although traditionally, most residential solar panels are installed on the roof of the house, they can actually be placed anywhere there is sufficient room. This is providing that the minimum requirement of six full hours of sunlight is achievable in the chosen location. One important point to note with a roof installation, is to get a professional to ascertain that the roof can support the weight of the panel grid.

Adding solar panels to your home will have a beneficial effect on your utility bills. It is possible you can cover all your electricity costs, but chances are you will not. However, the savings will be significant and if you can actually produce more power than you need, you may also be able to sell it back to the power companies. Now that would be a good feeling! It is also a good feeling when you know you are going green at the same time.

As mentioned above make sure your roof will support the panels, but in addition to this there are other considerations. For example, if you live in an area with a lot of trees, chances are you will already realise that the six hours of full sun a day will be unlikely. If you know that level of sun is not going to happen, then you just won't generate the amount of energy you need. If sunlight is not a problem, then make sure you get the maximum benefit by placing the panels where they can benefit from the most exposure.

Let Mother Nature help power your home and install residential solar panels where there is an unobstructed, 6 full hours of sunshine every day.


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