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

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no doubt that as population increases,waste products and other pollutants are increasingly emitted into the atmosphere, especially when it comes to electricity production.

This

becomes more and more problematic with respect to health.Several health risk factors emanate from atmospheric pollution

such

as; asthma, genetic mutations, and even acid rains.In spite of

this

, we sought

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better alternatives to cater for the growing masses.One of these methods is through the

sun

. The

sun

's rays are captured and converted to electricity for consumption.

However

,many are of the opinion that it isn't all that safe and there are loopholes to

this

improvement.The question

then

comes, what are the disadvantages to

this

technology? To start with, household dwellers need

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increasing demand for

energy

,and

this

has to come from somewhere.The

sun

provides

energy

in form of rays;These rays are captured by cells in the solar

panels

and stored in batteries, where they can be used later.In accordance with

this

, no smoke or abusive vapour is emitted,which makes it very safe than its fuel and nuclear counterparts. Following

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that,solar

energy

is literally everywhere, it need not

to

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be bought,making it very cost-effective. Funds are only spent on buying the

panels

needed to capture the sunlight, and respective batteries used to store it.

Moreover

,it is simple to maintain than generators or even nuclear reactors,on a ratio of 3:9 respectively.Inasmuch as it is used for electrical purposes, it can

also

be modified for heating;Pipes are integrated into the

panels

, and as the heat of the

sun

strikes on it, the water in the pipes heats up and can be stored for home use.

On the other hand

,

this

technology has its side effects.One major disability is that the current produced from the solar cells

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meagre,which makes it unable to power heavy

equipments

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.

In addition

to that,they have a range of performance,what do I mean by

this

? Solar

panels

work optimally during hours where the

sun

is at its peak

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and gives out a high amount of light.The reverse is the case when it is low,

Hence

, it produces little or no power during rainy weather, nighttime,or foggy conditions. Aside from these, the batteries that are used to store the electrical

energy

are somewhat hard to maintain,making

it

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cost-inefficient. In summary, as we continue to grow in numbers with the

energy

needed to drive the system, solar power will be a very good competitor and proves to be more efficient than its fuel and nuclear predecessors. With improvements being made to it, I see it as

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leading

energy

in the future used in automobiles and other

equipments

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.