Solar power is our future
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Excerpt from A Me-ist to a We-ist , Author Dr Roger Kenworthy (Chapter 2, page 44)
Now, let’s look at the various methods we have at our finger tips to provide energy to our homes and how we can be Earth-friendly by implementing a few changes. We’ll be examining how solar power, geothermal energy, and wind power has made a huge difference in a number of countries across the world. First, there are many economic, environmental, and personal reasons to use solar energy for our daily energy needs. Solar energy can help reduce or eliminate your monthly electric bills and in roughly seven to eight years your initial investment is covered, from that point on for twenty or so years, you save money. Even if energy costs raise over the years, you are protected since solar panels need very little maintenance to remain at peak efficiency. In America, buyers are more willing to pay higher prices for properties that are solar powered and they sell quicker as well when compared to those without this form of energy (www.energysage.com). As we move towards renewable energy, we are less dependent upon foreign oil and other non-sustainable energy sources.
Solar equipped homes and businesses help to create jobs which ultimately, adds to the local economy. In 2014, it is estimated that over 6,000 businesses employ over 170,000 people in this sector and this produces approximately fifteen billion dollars in revenue (www.ucsusa.org). China appears to be committed to the use of solar power in their homes; governmental policies are geared to providing 110 million homes to heat their water with solar panels by 2020. And there are many states in America where over 10 per-cent of the homes and businesses are using solar energy for heating and cooling. It has been estimated that 38 per-cent of our problem emissions are from buildings; hence, just one building that is updated with solar power can save three to four tons of deadly greenhouse gases from entering our atmosphere every year…this is equivalent to planting 100 trees. It makes sense, doesn’t it? Solar power is a sustainable form of energy; it is reliable; the panels quietly produce energy; and often times there are tax benefits to switch over to solar power.