Q:What are the benefits of using solar panels?

There are several benefits to using solar panels. Firstly, solar energy is a renewable source of energy, meaning it will never run out. It also produces clean energy, which reduces greenhouse gas emissions and helps combat climate change. Solar panels can help homeowners and businesses save money on their electricity bills by generating their own energy. Additionally, solar panels require minimal maintenance and have a long lifespan, making them a cost-effective investment in the long run. Finally, using solar panels can also contribute to energy independence, as it reduces reliance on traditional fossil fuels and centralized power grids.

Q:how to build a solar panel

Search Yahoo Answers or the internet first, this question is common. It is possible to build a solar thermal panel, to heat either water or air. You can just search YouTube to see how people did it. Try searching solar water heater. If you build a photovoltaic (solar electric) panel on your own, it will only be good for demonstration purposes. The homemade type I've seen produces only microamps of current - not even enough to run an iPod. Be wary of sites advertise you can make your own panel for less than $200 (or some figure), and try to sell you the plans. This is the same information that is posed on other sites for free.

Q:How long do solar panels last?

Solar panels typically have a lifespan of around 25 to 30 years, although some can last even longer with proper maintenance.

Q:Our school is in the process of being built, but they have no plans to include any environmental benefits. I was wondering how to get a grant for solar panels (at least) or who I can talk to in order to get a grant.

Excessively long payback schemes for solar panels are being quoted. It depends on where you live, where you situate your solar panels, what you buy and if you get a grant or install them yourself. Much of the cost of Solar panels is in the installation. Any competent DIY person can install a simple solar panel system. Ours cost less than ?000 to buy and self install. What are you calling payback time? Because each time I don't use fossil fuels and use solar energy instead, I don't get a 'fossil fuel' bill. Whilst we still use some electricity for running a fridge, lighting etc we have no other fuel bills, no gas, no oil, no electric heating no electrically heated hot water. We have woodburning stoves (which run on free wood) and solar. Remember you are not just paying for the electricity/gas/oil etc that you use, you are also paying standing charges, VAT etc. Include those in your 'payback time figures' and you will see a very different picture. How long would it take you to pay back ?,000 if you only had one tiny electric bill each quarter?

Q:Can solar panels be installed on historical landmarks or monuments?

Yes, solar panels can be installed on historical landmarks or monuments with careful planning and consideration to preserve the architectural integrity and cultural significance of the site.

Q:Lower solar panel/wind turbine prices allow wider applications, hence a great help to a greener mother earth!

“the living feed the dead” -- may have actually lucked into the answer. The government does assist the petroleum industry and it funded the research that gave us nuclear power. If alternative energy is going to work, it may require intervention by the government in terms of access to land (imminent domain) and to the transmission grid. Alternative energy companies are stuck because of their own paranoia (of industrial espionage) and because they are being gouged by land owners. A single wind turbine on your land can net you $70,000 a year (plus a 0% increase per year for inflation), forever. Then there is the cost of the corridor to access the grid. Solar companies are trying to purchase land like drunken sailors – and landowners in areas where solar can be most effective (e.g., the American Southwest) are hip to what is going own. So when acquisition agents call to purchase land, owners are demanding outrageous prices (say $5,000/acre for land that is worth about $00/acre, otherwise). Then there is the fact that nobody (rich or poor) wants one in their backyard, not to mention the various PAVE (People Against Virtually Everything) groups who protest stuff just because they can. ===== A Modest Proposal -- <<0% inflation rate is an extremely high You are, of course, right. Nevertheless, that is what some Wind Energy companies are offering land owners as part of the lease agreement for placing turbines on their land. I agree it's outrageous, but I'm an environmental consultant for several Wind companies and I know what they are offering. As a side note. They were initally so lame (and this is related to their general paranoia) that they cut deals to place the turbines before they secured corridor access to substations. When they subsequently approached the land owners (the same ones with the turbines on their land) about the corridor, they were held hostage for outrageous money - as in millions of dollars - because by then the land owners had them over a barrel.

Q:I had installed over the summer a solar panel system on my house. Hers some infofor you: I live in MOThe system cost 25K (Rounded numbers)The Rebate from the utility company was about 0KThe expected tax rebate will be about 5KI have a home office from which I work and is 5% of my homes sq footage. My question is though I am getting a basic tax rebate, should I be able to claim part of this off as an expense for my home office?It seams logical since I used to deduct part of my electric bill and I there for should be able to write off part of this. I am, after all using electricity and getting a bill from the utility that is higher than it would be if I didn't have the office2. If so which amount should it be? The full 25K or something after the rebates.

The solar panels are a capital improvement. You can deduct 5% of the depreciable portion of the property as part of the home office deduction. You'd have to depreciate the solar on the same 39 year straight line schedule as the house itself. (The land value is never depreciated so you'll have to break that out separately.) Since this is business use of real estate, the depreciation is over 39 years, not the 27.5 years for residential rental real estate. That crunches out to a whopping $38 deduction per year for the depreciation on the solar panels. ($0,000 x .5) / 39 = $38.46 which rounds down to $38. If you're in a 25% tax bracket, that will save you a whopping $0 in taxes. Keep in mind that when you sell the home, the depreciation allowed or allowable will be subject to recapture. That is taxable income subject to a maximum tax rate of 28% even if you can exclude the gain on the sale under Section 2. For that reason you might wish to consider the safe harbor deduction new for tax year 203. You may deduct a flat $5 per square foot up to 300 square feet for a maximum deduction of $,500. That won't trigger the depreciation recapture (for the years that you use it, you can switch off year for year if you wish) and may reduce the likelihood of an audit as well.

Q:Can solar panels be installed on outdoor lighting fixtures?

Yes, solar panels can be installed on outdoor lighting fixtures. Solar-powered outdoor lighting fixtures often have built-in solar panels that convert sunlight into electricity to power the lights. This eliminates the need for wiring and allows for more flexibility in installation locations.

Q:Can solar panels be used in commercial buildings?

Yes, solar panels can be used in commercial buildings. Many businesses and organizations are incorporating solar panels into their buildings to reduce energy costs, decrease their carbon footprint, and take advantage of potential tax incentives or subsidies. Commercial buildings have ample roof space to accommodate solar panels, and with advancements in technology, solar panels can be integrated seamlessly into the building's design.

Q:What specification of solar panel would I need to power a laptop every day? I would need to use it for about 0 hours or so every day. I don't know anything about solar panels, but I am seriously thinking of getting one now and don't know who to ask.

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