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What Are the Benefits of Powering Your Home With Solar Electricity

August 29, 2020 By Admin

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Using solar panels for electricity is one of the best things you can do to make your life easier.

You’ve probably heard that there are numerous benefits to powering your house with solar electricity. It’s hardly new technology at this point, but some are still hesitant to give it a try.

We’ll tell you why it’s time to make the leap.

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Benefits of Solar Electricity

If you’re thinking about going solar, it’s never too late. Here are some of the biggest benefits of making the move.

Save Money with Solar Electricity

Helping to save the environment doesn’t sound so daunting when it’s actually cheaper to do it than not.

Installing solar panels for electricity may sound expensive, but you’ll begin to save money immediately. Before long you will have more than made up for the initial costs involved

The average household savings from using solar power is about $1,400 a year. It’s hard to argue with savings like that.

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Increase the Resale Value of Your House

The fact that installing a solar electric system in your home will increase the resale value is something many people sometimes fail to realize, but it’s absolutely true.

Homes that come with a solar electric system are worth more than 4 percent more on the real estate market than homes that come with traditional systems.

If you live in an expensive city or coveted neighborhood, that price goes up considerably. No matter where you live, it’s going to make your home worth more and easier to sell.

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Save the Environment

It’s clear to see that the environment needs our help. With rapid climate change and dwindling supplies of clean fresh water, it’s up to us to do what we can now.

Solar energy helps conserve clean freshwater and reduces emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

Traditional methods of producing electricity burn fossil fuels, releasing toxins into the air we breathe. Environmentally-friendly solar panels use clean energy to decrease air pollution.

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Live Off the Grid

Utilizing the power of the sun for your electric needs can allow you to go off the grid, giving some a much-needed sense of freedom.

Batteries store excess energy from the panels, allowing you to keep the energy you’re not immediately using. This really comes in handy during heavy storms and power outages.

A storage system also lets you draw from your battery during times that sunlight isn’t plentiful, like the winter or rainy season.

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Help the Stability of the Grid

You might not even realize that installing solar in your home actually helps the grid, but it does. This is because when you switch to a solar electric system, you’re decreasing the demand on the system overall.

You’re actually helping your surrounding community by using the eco-friendly power and not pulling from theirs.

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Final Thoughts

If you’ve been considering a move to solar electricity, now is a great time to make the switch.

Solar electricity is environmentally friendly, increases the value resale value of your home, and can save you tremendously on your utility bills.

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