S?lar h?use plans, as w?th all de?isions in life,?ill include careful consideration. Th? pros?nd con? must b? weighed up against one another before the in?tallation p?ocess can begin. Fir?tly?ou should ask yo?rself a few q?estions with regards t? what you?ant to ach?eve?nd gain fr?m using?hotovoltaic c?lls (s?lar panel?) to?roduce sol?r ele?tricity:

1. H?w much do I?ant to spend?
2. How much space d? I h?ve on my roof o? on?y prop?rty?
3. How much p?wer do I want t? cre?te fro? my sola? p?nels?
4. How m?ch?unlight do I receive?

Other c?nsiderations include? the orientation of your panels. Obviously w?th?ny solar cell the best?ay to?ncrease its efficiency is to hav? it access as m?ch sunlight as po?sible d?ring th? day. For ma?imum power production you will?ant ma?imum sun exposure. Th?s means th?t th? abilit? t? fa?e yo?r?anels towards t?e sun is? very important fact?r t? take int? cons?deration when planning this project.

Now depending on?hich he?isphere?ou li?e in, orientati?n of your panels?ill be d?fferent. It is easy to wor? out however?nd you w?ll?ant yo?r panels to?eceive sunlig?t f?r the majority?f th? d?y, s? in the northern hem?sphere you w?ll want you? panels to?e?outh facing. Thi? w?ll increase you? time t??reate energy and in effect?ake your syste? more efficient a? an incre?se in the exposure t?me will increase t?e potential ability fo? power creation and storage.

Now if?ou are making yo?r own?olar p?nels (which a?e fairly simple t? m?ke if?ou have a manu?l) yo? w?ll most likel? want to mount them?n your ro?f. B? sure t?at your roof?ill b? able to hold the weig?t of th? solar panels?s w?ll as m?ke sure y?ur roof is in? go?d condition. It would?e ideal to install you? solar?ystem at t?e sa?e time that?ou are going to renovate yo?r roof or if yo? are building yo?r own home. Yo? w?nt your roof and?olar panels to last th? s?me amount of time and this will be benefic?al if yo? incorporate changes th?t yo? want t??ake to yo?r ho?e w?th installation?f s?lar?anels.

I w?uld suggest t?at you m?y want t? st?rt off small if you ar? new t? solar hous??lan s. Y?u?an try making change? in your h?me by?witching appliances off th?t are n?t?n use or start b? ma?ing y?ur?wn solar p?nels which?ou can?lowly exp?nd?pon and m?ke larger and increase your reliance?n these panels for electricity.

Reme?ber that the profil? of a solar elect?icity user?s that of? p?rson w?o i? looking to invest in the?r own prop?rty, community and?nvironment.