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by Adriana Noton

When it comes to designing building with Solar Panels, you’ll have a few more things to consider than you would when designing just any old home, but it is well worth this extra trouble. You only need to consider where to put the solar panels so as to expose them to the most sunlight, and from there, you build the home as you would any other.

It is unfortunate that all of those mid-nineties predictions about solar energy never came true. There were those who said that the entire world would be running on solar power by twenty ten. Well, that turned out not to be true. Why not? Who knows. All of the advantages of solar power. They’re true, they’re not myths, and they’re not “predictions of things to come”. Solar energy is cheaper, safer, better for the environment, and easy to install.

So there’s no telling why the whole world isn’t on solar time yet, but here are four reasons why you should be.

It Can Save You Money This is the most obvious benefit. Why pay one hundred, two hundred a month on electricity when you could be getting it for free? Even if you don’t want to build your entire home around solar electricity, you can supplement your electricity with it and seriously cut back on the amount you’re spending on electric.

It Can Make You Money In some parts of Canada, if you’re connected to the grid and you use solar, you might just get a check from the local government each month based on how much energy you’re putting back INTO the grid. How cool is that? You can use this to supplement your income and make a few extra bucks every month. So if you’re building a new home and want to run entirely on solar, you may want to go ahead and get hooked up for traditional electric anyways to help out the neighborhood and make a little extra money.

It’s Better for the Environment. This is why it’s such an important step towards the future. It may not even be in your lifetime that the whole world is running on solar, but sooner or later, it will be a necessity. The world is running low on fossil fuel, it’s a finite resource. On the other hand, the sun will be around for at least a few billion more years.

Solar Technology is still advancing, they’re still making further steps forward all the time when it comes to solar technology, so building a solar home today will get you ready for the coming evolutions all that much easier. Again, it’s going to be a long time before the whole world catches on, but while you’re here, you may as well try to save a little money, earn a little money, take better care of the environment, and just have a better home altogether. Again, all you have to consider is how to get the panels onto the roof or the yard as such to expose them to the most sunlight, and beyond that, it’s just a matter of sitting around and letting the panels do their job.

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With our energy and water sources depleting, people have begun to sit up and take notice. There are things that we can do to preserve our environment, and where we live. I am going to show you how to turn your properties into eco friendly homes. These will be simple fixes to make, some which can be more expensive than others, but all designed to save water and electricity.

If you have older windows in your home, they can be leaking out all the heat and the air conditioned air in your home. To prevent that, a good idea is the purchase double glazed windows for your entire home. These windows are made to keep the energy inside the home and keep the heat and cold outside. Although the windows can be rather expensive, it will be worth the energy that you are conserving and will also increase the value of your property.

Anytime you go into a room and it is either too cold or too hot, odds are there is not enough insulation in the walls and attic. That would be the time to consider replacing the insulation. Once this is done you will notice a difference almost immediately. The heat or cold stays in the room instead of going up and out the roof.

Everything you have done up to this point has been done to save on electricity. Now let us talk about solar panels. Solar panels are installed on top of your roof where they collect the suns rays. The rays are then changed into electricity to use in your home. It is a wonderful invention. Some research needs to be done and you will need a contractor to place them on the roof and explain how much electricity you can expect to save.

When you finally decide that you need new appliances, before purchasing go look at them and make sure they are energy efficient. Most appliances these days are, so finding them would be no trouble at all. A must to replace is the refrigerator, washer, dryer, and dishwasher. All of these new purchases will save up to 40 percent of the electricity that your old machines normally consume.

One very small change would be to purchase and place in new energy efficient light bulbs. Place these in every lamp and socket in your home. They come in the same watts and sizes as regular light bulbs. They also have the tube lights that are used in some kitchens and in the garage or workshop. It is said that these kind of bulbs consume about five times less energy than a regular bulb. Think about how much savings that would be over the next five years.

To save even more in your every day life turn off the faucet while brushing your teeth, turn off lights as you exit a room, and install low water toilets in all the bathrooms. Using the toaster oven as opposed to the large oven is also a great idea because it only consumes about a third of the electricity. Also, don’t forget to unplug small unused appliances, as they still use electricity when plugged in.

To sum it up, you now have a few ideas of getting your homes partially eco friendly. Do what you can now to upgrade your space, and add to it. For example you could add energy saving appliances one at a time. All of the eco upgrades that you add now will pay off in the future when and if you ever decide to sell your homes. You will also appreciate the savings when you start receiving the light bills.

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