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Can a Homemade Solar panel really reduce my electricity bill?

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When I saw that my energy costs where getting out of hand I decided to cut down my bill and I started to build my first homemade solar panel. I saw that in 2005 I paid $2.100 annually for my electricity, which is somewhat more than the normal household pays ($1.900). In 2007 this grew to $2700. Sounds familiar? This was really a problem for me. So I asked myself how I could save my power bill? I requested a solar installation business to make me an offer for professionally installed solar panels.I was surprised when they gave me a figure of over $26,000 for a simple solar installation on my house. Where solar installations just for those that already have the money, I asked myself.

I didn´t have the funds for a qualified contractor to install solar panels and the pay- back time was way too long. I coudn't even afford such a system even if I would have received the federal support (up to 50% for a solar system in the form of tax credits, rebates, reduced permit fees or cash back systems). I started looking on the internet if there where alternatives or second-hand installations to be bought.

Thats when I found out about DIY guides which would be able to help you build your own homemade solar panel. The guides helped a lot in building my panels. I´m OK on the mechanical stuff, but I feel less at ease with the electrical part of a homemade solar panel installation. And there the manual and its instructions where a great help. I bought a manual and I started to build my first homemade solar panel and I was really content with the result.

1. It reduced my always increasing energy bill. Utility corporation’s rates have been steadily growing by about 6.7% every year, with a 30% jump in the last three years alone. I reduced my power bill with 80% (in average over the year) after I made my own homemade solar panel.

2. The costs of the system are very low. I never regretted the investment. I managed to keep the costs for the materials at around the $200 and paid $49 for the manual itself. I therefore had a pay-back of less than a year.

3. Quality of Instructions. With the manual I could make a solar panel entirely by myself. Great images and videos made making a homemade solar panel a pretty easy task (and I´m not a DIY savvy) and a enjoyable DIY project.

4. Green Choice: I´m contributing to the energy challenges our earth is facing.

I was searching on the internet or I would be able to discover more info about a homemade solar panel and if there where more manuals on hand. I was so pleased with the reducing of my power bill that I wanted to understand how I could be the most effective (I found out that solar hot water heaters are far more effective than solar panels for electricity) On my roof I now have a lot of soloar panels. I can recommend this to everyone!

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Check our site if you want to know more about how to reduce your electric bill with a Homemade Solar Panel. The author is an expert in renewable energies and energy efficiency for Enerfy. Enerfy is an energy consultancy company advising their business customers on energy and ESCo contracts. Via BestEnergySaving, Enerfy gives energy efficiency and renewable energy tips and tools to DIYers interested i

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