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Using solar energy for your home is one of the easiest ways to reduce your electric bill. With the new tax incentives and increased efficiencies, you can justify the cost much more easily.
The simplest and easiest way to use solar energy for your home is with hot water. Domestic hot water is one of the most expensive consumers of electricity in your house. By using a simple solar heating system you will be able to make all the hot water you need, much less expensively than with the traditional methods.
Solar hot water
With solar hot water you can make your own system, buy a system and install it yourself, or hire the entire project out to a solar contractor. It all depends on your abilities, time available, and the amount of money you have to spend.
An easy way to use solar energy for your home is to use solar collectors to pre-heat your domestic hot water. With a little bit of work and not much money this will make a true difference.
By using this technique, you won’t even need a typical solar panel. With a sunny room, a plastic barrel of water and a little plumbing, you will have a basic solar hot water heater. You can reduce your electric bill dramatically by using this simple setup.
New construction
The best way to have solar energy for your home is to include it as an integral part of the design, before anything is constructed. With new construction you can orient the house to the best possible angle, set the roof at the optimum angle for the sun, and many, many other things. With new construction, you receive the most benefits of solar energy.
While you are planning your house, make sure to find a builder who has experience in building an efficient house. Some builders are more able and willing to use efficient approaches to building.
Do you own research, ask questions, contact a reputable solar installer; in other words, do your homework. You will be glad you did, and you will be rewarded with a lovely house that is energy efficient!
Do it yourself kits
Obviously, most people are already in the house they are hoping to make solar, at least as much as possible. One of the best ways to begin is to purchase a kit to do-it-yourself. The average person can use these kits, plus they don’t cost much.
From the kit you will learn how to make a solar panel, windmill and a generator, all out of hardware store materials. These kits will help you build a real-life solar energy system, though you obviously won’t be able to power your entire house with just one. You will be able to reduce your electric bill by supplementing your conventional source of power.
Climate
In the not-so-distant-past, solar energy for your home was unrealistic in northern areas that have many cloudy days. The systems are more efficient because of newer technologies. Because the photovoltaic cells have become more efficient, solar energy is much more usable in every area.
Jon Arnett and his company have been involved with energy saving programs for many years in such places as Alaska, Wisconsin, Norway and Croatia. Recently they constructed a passive and active solar heated villa in Croatia, which is beautiful and efficient at the same time (plus it is right on the Adriadic Sea).
Check out their website: http://www.SolarOnYourOwn.com to help you in your quest for reducing your energy dependence. Find out how you can save money, save energy, and save the earth!
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