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Phoenix Solar Panels: Why Aren’t There More

February 5, 2010 by Jane Lemons  
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If you were driving through a residential area of Phoenix solar panels would not be a likely sight. Solar energy is a free and clean technology. Free in that you are getting energy from the sun. This energy is also renewable. Unfortunately, installing and maintaining panels is not cheap.

The idea of solar panels is to capture the sun’s energy to feed electricity to your home. In other states that would be fantastic during the summer months, your electricity bill would be lower and you would be earning electricity credits from your utility company. Then when the winter hits and you need to crank up your heating system those credits come into play to balance out your winter bills.

Maybe I watch too many movies, but I associate Phoenix with a scene showing an orange color terrain. The sun is beating down on cracked clay and a scorpion walking across the screen. Mind you I know this is probably not the case in most parts of Arizona but if it were then Phoenix should be able to be powered by the sun forever. But the truth is solar panels are not a common scene in Phoenix.

Tax credits are being offered by the government to get people on board with green energy. However that is not enough incentive due to the high cost of the panels even with the credits. The normal household cannot come up with that kind of money in hopes of making it back over the years in lower electrical costs. The ones benefiting from this technology are the large companies.

Maintenance of the panels is another cost to consider. They can crack which is another consideration when thinking about buying them. The panels do not always work best in intense heat. Climates that are cooler and sunnier have shown better results.

Arizona’s utility company is getting on the band wagon. They are offering free solar panel installation to a small number of customers to entice other customers in the future. Renewable energy requirements are not being met and this project will help them meet their goals.

Learn more about Mesa solar panels. Stop by Jane Lemons’s site where you can find out all about Scottsdale solar panels and what it can do for you.

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