Solar Power - Advantages and Disadvantages

There are many advantages of solar energy. Just(they have no moving parts that will need to be fixed),
consider the advantages of solar energy over that ofand they last a long time.
oil:· Although solar panels or solar lights, etc., may
· Solar energy is a renewable resource.be expensive to buy at the onset, you can save
Although we cannot utilize the power of the sun atmoney in the long run. After all, you do not have to pay
night or on stormy, cloudy days, etc., we can count onfor energy from the sun. On the other hand, all of us
the sun being there the next day, ready to give usare aware of the rising cost of oil.
more energy and light. As long as we have the sun,· Solar powered lights and other solar
we can have solar energy (and on the day that we nopowered products are also very easy to install. You
longer have the sun, you can believe that we will nodo not even need to worry about wires.
longer have ourselves, either).As you can see, there are many advantages of solar
· Oil, on the other hand, is not renewable. Onceenergy. The advantages of solar energy range from
it is gone, it is gone. Yes, we may find another sourcebenefiting your pocketbook to benefiting the
to tap, but that source may run out, as well.environment. There are actually only a few features of
· Solar cells are totally silent. They can extractsolar energy that can be considered disadvantages.
energy from the sun without making a peep. NowHere are the disadvantages of solar energy:
imagine the noise that the giant machines used to drill· Solar cells/panels, etc. can be very
for and pump oil make!expensive.
· Solar energy is non-polluting. Of all· Solar power cannot be created at night.
advantages of solar energy over that of oil, this is,As you can see the advantages of solar energy
perhaps, the most important. The burning of oilcreate a much longer list that the disadvantages, and
releases carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasesthe disadvantages are things that can be improved as
and carcinogens into the air.technology improves.
· Solar cells require very little maintenance