Solar DIY and Beat Solar Cost
Aug 21st, 2008 by admin
Rising energy costs, home mortagages and feul costs are soaring. To beat them, you have probably looked at all sorts of “alternative” energy solutions. Some of the options are solar, biodiesel, hybrid cars or maybe turning your home into a “green” home and take advantage of the energy savings.
Typically, a small home solar system installation costs a homeowner about 6,000 to 10,000 dollars. And for those of you looking into a more feul efficent hybrid vehicle might be in sticker shock at what these “new” technologies have in store for you.
Any person with the right attitude and perserverance can make these technologies work for them at a fraction of the cost. Consider solar diy projects for your home. You can save money by first looking at your utility bill. Then list what appliances are using the most kwh’s or kilo watt hours. Also be mindful of what season it is or what season is due to start then you can decide what type of solar diy project you want to start. Such as a solar diy heat or electrical project.
For the people who want to do a solar panel project consider how much time you want to learn about the subject. How much work will your solar diy panel project take? And most importantly how much do you want to spend? The more prefabricated parts you buy the more expensive it will be for your diy solar project.
If you have thought about a solar diy project, biodiesel project or any other project but just can’t find the right information don’t worry. You have already paid for it. Just look at NREL or DOE information for free diy solar information. These sites have downloadable pdf’s that provide you with all the necessary information. Although, that information is buried deep and takes a lot of time to filter out everything, it is still FREE!
Therefore a few organizations have created websites that address the concept of diy solar projects. The two most popular ones that I know of are (siliconsolar.com) and (solarhome.com). These sites are vendor sites but do offer you a forum to visit for valuable solar diy information.
This site (findsolar.com) will break down everything for you. like what size of panel you need, how much it will cost and what kind of state or federal rebate you can recieve plus a small payment plan and any added property value you may recieve. This may help you in your decision to contract out your solar diy project or actually do your solar project yourself.