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If you could save money and protect the environment at the same time why wouldn’t you? Homeowners can do just that converting to solar power. Solar power systems for homes have spread quickly all around the country. A properly installed solar power system can reduce your total billing cost as much as seventy percent. Unlike fossil fuels solar power doesn’t release any harmful pollutants into the water or the air. Fossil fuels are a nonrenewable energy source where as solar power is a renewable energy source. The initial cost of a solar power system will be repaid within five years of installation.

Solar power systems for homes consist of four main components charge controllers, batteries, inverters and solar panels. The solar panels trap the sunlight and use it to charge the batteries. The charge controllers prevent the solar panels from overcharging your batteries. The batteries act like a storage for the energy transmitted from the solar panels. The solar panels storage enough energy within the batteries during the day to insure enough energy all through the night. Any appliance being used will draw its energy from the batteries. The inverter is much like a transformer because it converts the DC energy from batteries into AC.

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