Learn How to Make Solar Panels

Many people are fed up of the escalating cost of electricity, but they do not know what they can do about it. They have switched lights off; they have not switched lights on; they have unplugged devices on stand-by and they have turned the central heating down and the air con up and it has only saved them coppers. Yet still the electricity bills go up on a regular basis. It is very exasperating.

We have all heard about alternative and sustainable sources of energy, but the question is: how can ordinary people implement these technologies into their own homes? One phone call to a professional solar power installation company will persuade anyone that solar power is only for the well-off.

Likewise with wind power generation. A single device, which may or may not satisfy the electrical requirements of one standard household will cost in the region of $45,000 and it is thought that, if it meets aspirations, that it will pay for itself after ten years time. $45,000 is too much money for the majority of people, but having to wait ten years to realize that investment is too long for most people too.

So, at first glimpse, it looks like the average person is at the mercy of the oil companies and the electricity generators. However, it does not have to be like that. There are other ways of approaching the problem and removing yourself from the clutches of energy providers. The first technique would be to buy the solar power units and install them yourself. That would save you a lot, maybe up to 50%. But you could go a stage further and make the solar panels yourself as well, which would save you a great deal more money.

The fact is that the more of your own labour that you can put into the scheme, the more you will save, because the labour element in any task usually comes to about 50% of the expenditure. We all know how costly it is to call a plumber in to fix a leaking pipe or a roofer to replace a slate. $100 for a slate? $100 for a dribble of solder? No, it is the tradesman's time and the same is true of solar panel fitters.

The way out is to learn how to make the solar power units and fit them yourself. It is not difficult. Any teenager can learn how to do it and so can you. Believe me, learning how to put together and fit solar panels is not difficult. Just try it and see for yourself. You will astound yourself and your friends. You may even transform it into a business!

The thing to do is get a reliable kit or a plan from a trusted source. This could be a local hardware or hobbyist store or from a specialist website on the Internet. Once you have your design, you can buy the components. They are commonplace and on hand in most DIY shops. Then it will take you about a day to make a solar panel that will supply about 100 watts.

This may not seem like much, but it will power many kinds of small machines or two average light bulbs. The trick is to keep adding to your stock of solar panels until you are completely free of the electricity grid or even selling electricity back into it.