Cost of Solar Panels

How much, on average, are you spending on hydro a month? Do you find that every year it is increasing bit by bit? We can’t help it but the cost of living has been rising significantly for the past decade.

On top of all of that, we are in a bit of crisis across the world – the crisis of unwanted emissions on the environment. All of the world’s leading scientists continually state that we are all in crisis mode when it comes to the topic of global warming.

This has become more and more prevalent in our society, especially since the President pulled out of the Paris agreement about the climate control. For the past few years, many have been asking what they can do. So what are some steps that they can take to really lower their carbon footprint?

One thing that so many people have decided to do, especially in the past decade, is to invest in solar panels. Energy and power for your home is not free, and there are many things people constantly do to keep the power in their home.

Some people power their home through oil, while others just keep it to electricity, and this is costly and also harmful to the environment. We are searching for a new form of energy, one that is clean and renewable, and this comes directly from using the power of our sun.

Installation and Cost of Solar Panels

The main gripe people have with “going” green most of the time is the price. They simply complain that it is just a bit too expensive to keep solar panels up around the house. We will get into the actual cost of solar panels in a little bit, but first let’s discover why you should be using one.

While there may be a cost upfront, the beauty of using solar panels is that they are free from then on. Yes, there may be costs because of more things that you are going to have to do for the panels (such as installing more and putting more up around) but the great thing is they are being powered directly from a resource that we see every day: the sun! So how do they work? Well, after installation, solar panels simply stay in sunlight and turn that into power.

It has the ability to work up a charge that can power large amounts of power (such as your house) or smaller amounts of power to charge a phone, for example. There are some that are meant to be on the road, such as powering an RV, and others that are meant to provide extra power to your home.

No matter what the case may be, there is definitely a solar panel for you out there, if you know where to look. So what does the average one cost, and what should you be looking into?

Worth the Price?

Now for the main question of this article: is it worth it to buy a solar panel? Well to be honest, there are plenty of solar panels that are available for under $150. This is for one piece however. There are some that are meant to work alone, and are usually meant to charge up a smart device while out on the road.

All of the single solar panels are also available in sets, such as sets of 4 or 8 which range from $400 to well over $1000. If you have eight solar panels next to each other, you will have unbelievable power if you have a great brand.

The real thing with solar panels is even though they may seem costly up front, they definitely will save you money in the long run. Even if they are simply shaving off $10/month from your hydro bill, over a span of time that is definitely going to pay for the solar panel and then some!

We really do believe that solar panels are a fantastic way to reduce costs, all for a reasonably affordable price up front. There are plenty of solar panels available through Amazon that come in around $100, and we recommend that you take a look and see if one will work for you!