One engineer s experience with switching to solar power at home step 1.
My experience with solar panels.
Exploring solar energy options.
Having considered the idea of generating my own electricity by way of solar photo voltaic panels on my roof for the last few months i.
The energy of the future.
I started with my home s.
There have been days when my panels are covered in several inches of snow and they still managed to produce a serviceable amount of electricity.
My personal experiences of solar panels from thinking they re a good idea to deciding to go ahead author.
Research i m an engineer and so for me the first step in going solar was research.
Determining the system size and getting bids i then had to decide how large a system to install.
26 06 2014 i ve had an interest in solar panels for a number of years and earlier this year i decided that the time was right to have them fitted at home.
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I decided i had to wait to get them because my credit was not so great and i didn t think i could get a loan to help pay for their upfront cost although i knew they would save me money long term.