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?

Nowadays, people are using more fossil fuels than ever before and now they are turning towards a new source of
power
"solar
energy
". Solar
power
plants provide electricity for a variety of purposes, which is for commercial, residential and production usage. While, it gives
energy
at a cheaper rate and are very easy to maintain,
although
the cost of installing the
panels
is quite high. I think it is necessary for human beings to go for other potential resources before fossil fuels run out.
To begin
with,
power
is needed for everything even it is for making food, producing commodities, and so on. Fossil fuels, which is utilized at an alarming rate, are renewable in nature
although
the time required for the process is tremendous.
For example
, petroleum has various use, but it is reducing at a faster pace.
Consequently
, humans are forced to go after other
power
resources like wind
energy
, solar
energy
, hydro
energy
. These types of sources of
energy
can be utilized immediately and will be present as long as there is life on the earth.
Moreover
, the benefit of having solar
energy
is that it will never go out of
power
and it is cheap & maintenance of
this
is quite simple and easy.
For instance
, In the Sahara Desert, there is a large number of solar
panels
installed to collect and provide
energy
for hotels, houses, construction and many more.
On the contrary
, The cost of installing these
panels
can be expensive.
This
can be ranged approximately from $15,000 to $25,000 just for households. To illustrate, the price for installing the
panels
in households is $25,000, which can put a heavy burden on a man's pocket.
Therefore
,
this
is a major drawback of solar
energy
. To conclude, one can say that
although
the installation cost is very high, once installed it can save thousands of dollars of electricity bills and can be maintained easily.
This
type of
energy
can be revolutionary and people have started to use it already.
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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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