If y?u ar? thinking of installing a solar p?wer system in y?ur hom? yo? will need to look at the long term pictur? and compa?e it t? the?hort and long t?rm c?sts versu? the savings on?our power b?ll.

If y?u us? professionally manufactured part? you??ystem will l?st an aver?ge of 10 - 15 yea?s?efore any major mainten?nce iss?es are need?d. (And by th?n?ou'll mo?e than likely want t? upgrad? because the technology is develop?ng?o q?ickly.) So if you take the average life expectancy (in months) of th? sol?r panels and divide it into the total co?t to install?t, yo??ill ha?e the monthly cost. If you? monthly el?ctric?ill is h?gher than the mont?ly?ost?f your system, it w?ll pay for itself within t?at amo?nt of ti?e. T?e longer y?ur sy?tem lasts th? more m?ney you'll sa?e.

Sola? power systems ma??lso qualify for many ta? advantages and rebates, de?ending up?n wher? yo? live. State and federal governments are passing more alternative energy b?lls w?ll off?et the costs?f you? system. Grants may also b? available by?our loc?l government to hel? c?ver th? co?ts?f pr?fessional installation.

If you don't?ount the costs?f installati?n, th? cost of u?ing solar?ower to generate electricity?s zer?. Th? biggest probl?m mo?t homeo?ners ha?e with converting a home t? s?lar?ower is the initial set?p cost?. To h?ve? professional set?p a com?lete system cost? an average of $20,000, including the panels themselves. But, if yo? ar? will?ng to d?? little research and c?n us? simple to?ls it's possi?le to build your own s?lar panels fo? l?ss th?n $200 a pei?e for your hom?.