The Disadvantages of Solar Power

Here are a few major disadvantages to having solar panels in the world.

The first and widely known disadvantage is the price of installing solar panels. Solar panels are high priced because the materials are in low amount and because they are not being produced in mass production, which would reduce the price of solar panels, raise the product availability and thus increase demand. One way for this price to be decreased is having more people in the world buy solar panels. A solution to the low amount of solar panels in the United States, and the world, is for governments to give money back to those who buy the solar panels. Another way is for electricity companies to give money or credit to those who make more energy from the panels, than they use.

Another con to Solar Panels is that they cannot be placed everywhere in the world. Solar panels need to be in an area where there is a large amount of sunlight for most of the day (Some solar panels have the capability of moving with the sun).

The third and probably most interesting for most people is the idea of solar panel powered cars. A problem with these solar powered cars is that if they are not charged, and a cloud moves over the car, the car may lose power. Another con for most people is the fact that these cars can not go as fast as others.

The Advantages of Solar Power

Here are a few major advantages to having Solar Power panels in the world.

Since Solar power does not require any fuel besides the sun. Since it does not need fuel to generate electricity, no carbon dioxide, or nitrogen oxide is being release into the atmosphere, not contributing to global warming. The fact that there is not pollution, once the panels are made, it is considered to be "the most Clean and Green energy".

Another reason for why Solar Power is great for the environment is that "there is no on-going cost for the power to be generated" This is the cause of free solar "energy" (radiation). This also is great because it can be used for a very long time, unlike other sources of energy such a oil, where the supply will eventually run out at the present use rate.

Solar Power is also a great source of energy because it can be stored while there is sunlight, to use during a time when there isn't. This in turn cuts electricity costs to almost zero.

One reason why houses may like to use solar panels on houses is the fact that solar panels "operate silently, have no moving parts, and do no release offensive smells[, like natural gas]". Solar panels also are easier to install than large energy plants.

Solar Panels also can move with the path of the sun to collect the most amount of light/energy, to either be used or stored for a later time.

A few Solar Power Benefits

Today an NBC news station WCSH6 reported some solar power services. In Portland, Maine(News Center) environmentalists are urging Maine's state leaders to include Solar Power Energy use in "Maine's future energy plans".

Hopefully, not only other states in teh United States, but other countries in the world will follow this path in the future of using (a) more efficient energy source.

The report released on Tuesday pointed out key benefits and usues of solar Energy. "They say the sun produces more energy in an hour than all of the coal mines and oil wells do in a year. They also point out that solar energy is cheap, clean and easily accesible."

Solar energy is defenitly cheap to recieve, but puting up the panels is very expensive, "is more expensive than some technologies like wind or coal, but the cost of solar becomes increasingly cheaper as production expands, so it will only get cheaper in the long run."

So what can we/you do? The more people that buy solar panels, the higher the production rate of the panels, inturn lowering the price of the panels because they have more. And to all of those environmentalists or scientists that may read this blog? Keep working, and thanks for working towards making our planet a better and healthier world for all.

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There will hopefully be a weekly post about solar power, and its advantages and disadvantages...