Over recent decades, solar panels have been a relatively new technology. They were expensive, unreliable, costly to repair, and worst of all you didn’t get all that much energy out of them. To top it off, there were some claims that the cost, material and amount of energy used to make them was completely environmentally unfriendly. However, those days are far behind us and the technology has come a long way since then. Today, solar panels and eco friendly solutions have never been easier. They are far more affordable, they’re easy to install and they could actually save you money, not to mention you’ll be doing your bit in being eco friendly. You’re basically getting free electricity from the sun, isn’t that a great incentive?
There are two main solar solutions for the general household – solar electricity and solar hot water. There are different packages available for both these types of solar panels, although there is more choice from the electric solar panels as they are a more developed technology.
You don’t need to look far for companies that sell solar panels. With so many companies now, the competition between them is higher and there’s more choice and range of companies and products to choose from. Great news for you the consumer. There is also great news that currently the government is offering an $8,000 rebate if you get a solar system installed, so the time has never been better to get one! But time is running out so you should move fast!