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Solar energy is becoming more and more popular as a source of household energy in many countries around the world. Why is this? What are the advantages and disadvantages of solar energy?

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Solar
power
 as a source of domestic household
energy
 is becoming more desirable because many individuals and governments are concerned that burning fossil fuels adds carbon to the atmosphere and
thus
 accelerates global warming and climate change. Others feel that nuclear
power
 is potentially unsafe, and do not like its associated pollution from radioactive waste.
Therefore
, many researchers and consumers have looked at alternative sources of
energy
 and have found that solar
power
 has many benefits and few drawbacks. The main advantage of solar
energy
 is that after the initial installation, it is entirely free and renewable, and there are no extra costs involved in producing
energy
. Solar
energy
 is silent and environmentally friendly as well-it does not destroy or poison the ecosystem.
This
 is because the raw material; sunshine, does not need to be extracted or refined, so there are no pollutants or toxic residue produced. Another major advantage is that it is produced where it is needed so there is no
energy
 wasted on and maintenance of the new technology for solar panels which are
consequently
 becoming less expensive more available and much more efficient. The greatest drawback of solar
power
 is that it is totally reliant on sunlight, which is not always constant. In fact, there are some regions where it may not be practicable, as it does not work at night
Power
 from daytime sunshine must be stored in large batteries
in
addition he
Accept comma addition
addition, he
 panels lend to be big and cumbersome A major drawback for some is that the initial purchase and installation of the equipment is costly In my view, the benefits of a clean, quiet, renewable, eco-friendly source of
energy
 far outweigh the drawbacks, provided that there is sufficient sunlight Available to make
this
 source of
power
 feasible.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Renewable energy
  • Subsidies
  • Tax credits
  • Photovoltaic cells
  • Efficiency
  • Off-grid
  • Carbon footprint
  • Climate change
  • Initial investment
  • Energy security
  • Sustainability
  • Decarbonization
  • Grid parity
  • Feed-in tariff
  • Energy storage systems
  • Payback period
  • Net metering
  • Silicon panels
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