For the last ten or more years the leading conversation with regard to solar power has centered around the solar cost. It is too expensive to be competitive with other forms of energy on the market. Now that was certainly true years ago as the solar technology was maturing and developing in the laboratories and out int he real world with limited solar installations.
But in the last few years that very same solar energy research has rapidly advanced to the point where cost effective solar solutions are being rolled out into the marketplace each month.
Solar cost has come down, quality has gone up and consumer acceptance of the use of solar energy has gone way up. I think one of the driving factors in that acceptance has been the proliferation of consumer products other than solar panels, things like solar powered walk way lighting, solar powered battery chargers and a whole host of other products using the technology to bring about consumer awareness.
If you need a demonstration of the cost of solar going down one only has too look at the number of installations going in all around the country and the world for that matter. This has turned into a growth industry as installers are being trained and hired away from other trades, solar companies are growing and the number of KW hours produced is skyrocketing each year.
So if you are thinking of putting in solar for your home energy needs you should seriously look into the solar cost and I think you will find that it has come down and made it affordable for everyone to put some form of solar power in their home for energy production.
We have found it to be a great solution in our home as our new system is producing power everyday for us, even in the winter.