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How Solar Power is Becoming Less Expensive

Mar 16, 2016

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Because traditionally-sourced electricity and gas power costs are constantly increasing, many people are seeking alternative forms of power. Solar energy is power, that is converted from sunlight to electricity. Solar energy machines or devices use mirrors, lenses and other mechanisms to redirect the light from the sun into a power beam that is more concentrated. Because sunlight is free and is easily accessible to almost everyone, the power costs less. The main financial cost occurs in first creating or building the mechanism that collects, and converts the sunlight into energy. An additional cost, is the installation of the solar device. Further financial costs occur to maintain and repair the solar energy mechanism.
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Because traditionally-sourced electricity and gas power costs are constantly increasing, many people are seeking alternative forms of power. Solar energy is power, that is converted from sunlight to electricity. Solar energy machines or devices use mirrors, lenses and other mechanisms to redirect the light from the sun into a power beam that is more concentrated.

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The main financial cost occurs in first creating or building the mechanism that collects, and

converts the sunlight into energy. An additional cost, is the installation of the solar device.

Further financial costs occur to maintain and repair the solar energy mechanism.

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In the early developments of solar power, building a machine to collect and convert sunlight was expensive.

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The trial and error of inventing, can be expensive to discover a new technology. Overtime, the technology of solar energy has been perfected. However, getting the general public to accept and change over to new forms of power takes time.

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The initial costs of using solar energy are a hindrance to many people. However, the

costs of solar energy are much lower over a long period of time. Many electric and gas

companies charge extra fees. The fees include service costs, recycling fees, federal

taxes, state taxes and other fees.

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Consumers are increasingly changing over to solar energy to reduce the costs of these fees. Personal solar energy panels are not owned by a power company, this eliminates fees paid to a utility company.

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Living green means not leaving a carbon footprint, or damaging the environment.

Solar electricity does not damage the earth’s air, water or other environmental systems.

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The lack of pollution causing agents is steadily increasing the popularity of solar energy.

• More people are interested in making sure that the power they use does no damage to the environment. Groups interested in promoting solar energy, have been instrumental in developing new solar panels and other devices to collect the power of the sun.

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Originally, solar electricity was desired for heating and cooling homes. Heating and cooling a home is a major financial cost for homeowners. Eventually, consumers of electrical power also became interested in reducing the costs of operating appliances and electronics in the home or business. Solar panels and other solar devices now are able to collect sunlight to power appliances and electronics. Appliances and electronics are available in various ampere or volt strengths. It is important to research, which volt strength appliance or electronic works best with the solar device you use.

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• Manufacturers are designing electronics and appliances, that will work better with solar power. In the future, more companies will label products so that consumers will know how they work with solar energy power sources. Homeowners often begin, by converting just one appliance to a solar energy power supply.

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• After seeing how much money this saves, they then begin to convert other appliances and electronics to solar energy power sources. New devices are being created, to allow solar energy to be easily available to more people.