Top solar benefits

The current pollution crisis in urban areas around the world is making alternative energy sources much more popular. Almost everybody knows (or should know) that solar energy is clean, but there are actually many advantages of solar energy. Here are some of the important benefits of energy produced by the sun:

Since the sun doesn’t shine all the time, we need to use other sources of electricity at times. Solar batteries will eventually fill this void and advances in technology will help as well.  This cuts the need for backup fossil fuel plants that must run at about 40-90% capacity. That’s the only real disadvantage of solar energy.

Advantages of solar energy everybody should know

Solar energy almost always saves you money. Assuming you have a roof or field where you can install solar panels, solar energy can save you a lot of money. In many locations around the world, electricity from rooftop solar panels is cheaper than electricity from the electrical grid. In fact, solar panels often save people tens of thousands of dollars over the lifespan of the solar panels.

Improved energy security through solar power

Solar energy is better for our health. Protecting the environment also means safeguarding our health. Cleaner air and water equals healthier, longer-living people and fewer devastating diseases. Solar energy limits global warming and catastrophic climate change. Those crises don’t just threaten our health, but also our environments, homes, food supply, water supply, and more. Solar energy is perhaps the best solution to the global warming and devastating climate change crisis. Solar energy makes the grid more secure. If a large power plant goes down suddenly, either through malice or natural causes, it can cause tremendous problems for the electricity grid. It may even cause the grid to crash, hurting society greatly. Millions of solar panel systems spread all over offer a much more secure system. Even if a hundred or a thousand systems go down for some reason, the grid will not be totally compromised.

Solar makes the electricity infrastructure safer

Solar energy cuts the need for a lot of transmission equipment and maintenance. Transmission lines and supporting infrastructure aren’t cheap. They also result in considerable power losses. Solar panels can be placed right on top of (or next to) the buildings or infrastructure that need electricity. Solar energy is available at times of very high demand. Electricity is most needed in the middle of the day, afternoon, and early evening. That coincides nicely with the times that solar energy is most abundant. Why does this matter? Electricity generators generally sell their electricity on a power market where they compete with other generators. The lowest-priced electricity generally wins, but as more electricity is needed, there are fewer electricity generators competing at higher and higher prices. So, times of high electricity demand generally cause the highest electricity prices. If electricity from solar is available at such times, it is of a very high value and also helps to drive down the price of energy.

Solar energy helps protect us from fuel price volatility. Non-renewable energy sources have their costs somewhat driven by the cost of their fuel. That often results in dramatic price volatility. Free solar energy presents no such issue. The capital costs are almost the entire cost of the system, as maintenance needs are very minimal.

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