| We all know that using solar energy is a good thing to | | | | Relying on the sun for power also helps reduce global |
| do. We have heard, and there are quite a number of | | | | warming. |
| them, all about the benefits of solar energy and we | | | | Aside from the toxic wastes and pollutants, using solar |
| can’t agree why we can’t turn this alternative | | | | power will limit other aspects of the energy industry |
| form of energy source to a primary one. But despite | | | | like hazards of working with and transporting oil or |
| the advantages, solar power has yet to fully make it in | | | | natural gas. Also, other health risks are present in the |
| the mainstream. Let’s go back and discuss a | | | | use of other fuels like kerosene and candles which are |
| couple of the advantages of solar energy and see | | | | still popular in third world countries. With solar energy, |
| why keep going back to fossil fuels for energy | | | | these risks will be minimized if not totally eliminated. |
| resource. | | | | The use of solar panels is also good for remote areas |
| In the long run, solar power saves money. Initial costs | | | | where providing basic electricity services is |
| of installation and operations may be more expensive | | | | troublesome if not totally impossible at all. Solar energy |
| that other energy forms but after settling the | | | | can be transported to far flung villages and once |
| expenses, you have an energy resource that is free. | | | | installed they can be left alone for years with little or |
| Nobody charges for using sunlight, right? The return of | | | | without maintenance. Communities in Asian countries |
| investment can also be shorter depending on how | | | | have successfully installed solar panels in their |
| much energy you use. You won’t spend too much | | | | community and have been enjoying the benefits of |
| on maintenance either plus those photovoltaic cells can | | | | clean and reliable power for years. |
| last for 15 to 20 years. There are no mechanical or | | | | For a poor country, producing electricity through solar |
| moving parts to oil and maintain nor are there parts | | | | energy can mean independence from oil producing |
| that need to be replaced yearly. | | | | countries which controls the supply and prices of oil. |
| Of course solar power is environmental friendly. First | | | | With such independence, new policies on energy can |
| its renewable not like fossil fuels which according to | | | | be created which will maximize the benefit for its |
| studies will be gone in four to five decades. The | | | | citizens. Countries will also not be wary on natural |
| process of converting energy to usable electricity | | | | disasters which hampers delivery of oil. With this new |
| does not involve the release of toxic chemicals which | | | | found independence, countries can invest its national |
| can harm the environment. Carbon dioxide, nitrogen | | | | budget on other programs aside from purchasing oil |
| oxide, sulphur dioxide, lead, and mercury emissions will | | | | from foreign sources. |
| be a memory of the past when everyone goes solar. | | | | |