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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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Recently the subject of sustainability has sparked a heated debate among all countries and its residence. Using solar
energy
 as a source for housing demands is getting common in a rapid pace.
This
 essay will discuss the cons and pros of replacing
this
 source with fossil origins and seek the reason for it. In the past, not long ago, most of the
energy
 needed for households was provided by burning fossil fuels like gas and oil or any product from them. The
electricity
 was made from burning gas to run the generators in order to produce
electricity which
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electricity, which
 was used to light up houses. Just like
electricity
, people used to warm up their homes by burning gas or using electrical heaters.
As a result
, using
this
 kind of resource ended up our planet to a very dangerous situation like global warming or melting icebergs which puts human life into danger.
Therefore
, scientists started to seek resources that come from nature and do not harm the environment like solar power as well as wind power. There are plenty of features that we can benefit from solar
energy
. As an instance, the low cost of production as well as the sustainability features which cause no harm to the climate and environment. With solar panels, we can produce hot water for washing purposes and heating the space as well as producing
electricity
.
However
, there are some negative aspects like the limited life cycle of solar cells that needs a replacement after a period and uninterrupted production of power when the sky is cloudy or there is not enough direct sunlight.
This
 essay argued about the reason why solar
energy
 is becoming very popular in many countries and conversed about some of the advantages and disadvantages of it. To conclude, it is obvious that positive aspects of new resources like solar systems overcome their negative ones.
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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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