In these times of global warming and economic pressures, people are looking for ways to save and conserve energy for their own financial benefit as well as contribute to the movement to help solve the environmental issues we face.
There are many ways for people to conserve energy and use more renewable, environmentally friendly energy sources. One of the most talked about alternative energy sources is solar power.
DIY solar power kits address these issues by allowing home owners the ability to implement their own solar power systems on a budget.
The question remains though, just how easy is to assemble your own DIY solar power kit? Well to put it bluntly its almost child's play, there is however one crucial ingredient you must have and that is an excellent guide that will clearly and simply walk you through the process of assembling your own DIY solar power kit.
I am the owner of the sphere,
Of the seven stars and the solar year,
Of Caesar’s hand, and Plato’s brain,
Of Lord Christ’s heart, and Shakspeare’s strain.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
Once you have gotten your hand on one of these guides, you will see that all the materials you need to put your DIY solar power kit are available from your local hardware store. There is nothing special or hard to source need, simply check of the list of materials and tools provided and follow the blueprints and instructions (depending on the guide you have purchased this will either be in handbook or video format or both).
In setting up my DIY solar power kit, I got my youngest son Harry involved and at 13 he found it a snap to follow along with the instructions from the guide we purchased.
With our panels assembled and place on our roof we are now starting to see benefits, especially in terms of money saved off our usually power bill, I estimate so far we are running at about 40% less in terms of traditional energy sources and as we add more panels this will increase.
The awareness it has raised in Harry as to energy conservation and global warming is priceless.
Senta: These boats, sir, what are they for?
Hamar: They are solar boats for Pharaoh to use after his death. They’re the means by which Pharaoh will journey across the skies with the sun, with the god Horus. Each day they will sail from east to west, and each night Pharaoh will return to the east by the river which runs underneath the earth.
—William Faulkner (1897–1962)
Jospeh Stark is a Solar Energy Consultant and Environmentalist. Jon is editor of homemade energy
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