Renewable Solar Energy for The Home of The Future

The increasing  public interest in renewable solar enery for housing , combined with the ever rising price  of carbon based fuels used to produce commercial electric energy ensuring your home energy cost grow ever bigger , meaning   that now we  all would like to be able to benefit  from an open-minded approach shown  by a city in California .

San Francisco and the greater Bay Area have created  a way forward to support  the improved  use of renewable solar energy not soley  for big  business, offices , sports facilities , maufacturing units  but also for every  home  owner. The acessability   of loans to property  owners has been made much simpler and will greatly increase  the use of solar panels for renewable solar energy systems throughout the whole city .

The loans supported by the city, are made readily available for all property  owners that covers the price tag  of fitting  a renewable energy  system  to their house , which previously had been the main barrier for home owners. The city facilitates  the repayments through increased  property taxes The loans rise  from a min.  of five thousand dollars to a maximum  of $50,000 or 10%  of the homes  value, whichever is the lesser . These loans are attached to the property not the owner and when or if the property is sold,  the remainder of the outstanding loans transfer  with it, repayments can be scheduled for a repayment period of up to 20  years.

Wouldn’t it be wonderful  if other states  could be swayed  to follow this lead  and make renewable solar energy for homes the best way forward.

Until that occurs  the rest of us who want to have renewable solar energy  maybe  with a DIY project like homemade solar panels either for ecological  reasons , or simply to lower  our utility bills, should examin some of the great homebuild  solar energy kits that are available from the internet . The best of these packages  will help you design a system suited to your exact  requirements and needs, all the wiring diagrams and list all the materials  you will need , step by step installation manuals and videos, so that you can see exactly what a ‘thingamabob’ is , what it looks like and how to fit it properly. As long as you a practical person you need no specific skills or knowledge to build  your own complete unit .

The cost  of a retail system for your home  will be as high as $24,000 (taking the latest average)! You can make your own for a fraction of that price .

Once you have finished the bonuses  are tremendous , you will have a hugely  lowered or even a zero cost electricity bill, and at times when you energy needs  are low you can sell your over capacity back to the utility  company, how sweet  is that. The Government will also contribute to your coffers by giving you Alternative Energy Rebates for your system once it is in operation .

At the beginning  of this article we referred  to the increasing  public interest  in the installation of renewable solar energy systems, home solar power  is a great Green Business Opportunities for any local entrepreneur.

Taking the knowledge gained through the kits, manuals and videos and the experience from the planning and installation of your own system you can build systems for others, and help make solar power for homes the way forward.