| About solar power. | | | | theyre any dearer at all. Having PV tiles |
| | | | fitted means you can either use the heat |
| Solar power is becoming much more widely | | | | collected to warm your house, warm your pool |
| available for the home consumer and as a | | | | or even to create electricity to power your |
| consequence solar powered lights and solar | | | | house. |
| powered features can be seen in many gardens | | | | |
| and even in houses but often they have their | | | | Grid tie systems. |
| limitations. Nevertheless solar power is | | | | |
| still a viable energy source for your home | | | | If you have PV tiles fitted you should also |
| and personal needs. There are grants | | | | get a grid tie system. This means that you |
| available to have PV tiles fitted to your | | | | can actually sell your unused solar power |
| house as well as the grid tie systems that | | | | back to the grid, meaning that in summer |
| are associated with them. If you havent | | | | months you might not just save money but you |
| already looked into solar power as an | | | | could also be making a small profit. You only |
| alternative to buying all your power from the | | | | need a small amount of machinery attached to |
| grid then do a little research. Not only will | | | | your tiles and virtually any loft has more |
| you be doing your bit for the environment but | | | | than enough room to store the transformers |
| will it might just save you money on your | | | | and other equipment required. |
| energy bills. | | | | |
| | | | Other renewable energy uses around your home. |
| About PV tiles. | | | | |
| | | | As well as using PV tiles there are other |
| Photovoltaic tiles are solar tiles used to | | | | factors. If you are really eco friendly there |
| transform the heat from the sun into | | | | are small wind turbines available that will |
| electrical power and are becoming much more | | | | produce energy for your home but the present |
| popular all around the world to power homes | | | | level of technology means that much of the |
| as well as heat water, heat your house or to | | | | initial energy created is wasted before it |
| heat your pool. Governments are beginning to | | | | can be turned into a useful power source. |
| offer grants to interested households and | | | | |
| they are doing this as part of their | | | | You can collect rainwater using rain butts |
| commitment to producing more energy from | | | | and use it for watering your garden or for |
| renewable sources. | | | | cleaning your house. While this doesnt create |
| | | | energy to power your house it will mean that |
| Photovoltaic tiles are available that look | | | | little bit less stress on your local |
| almost identical to normal roof tiles and | | | | reservoir. |
| with the grants they arent much dearer, if | | | | |