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Applications General Home Consumer Business Generators Stand Alone Battery Hybrid
Net Metering Utility Power Utility Grid
The questions that need to be answered by the average consumer in a domestic or small business situation are generally couched with an element of fear of the unknown in installing PV systems. There is however nothing to fear and quite a lot to gain over conventional energy supply
The sun generates enough clean energy in one day to provide a year's supply of energy for your home or office. Why not tap into this abundant resource of clean energy? PV preserves the earth's finite fossil-fuel resources — coal, oil, natural gas — and reduces air and noise pollution associated with these energy sources.
Consumers and businesses also benefit from PV when faced with power outages and future electricity price increases. Recent technological breakthroughs, combined with EU and Government subsidies, have greatly reduced the costs of PV ownership. National laboratories, university researchers, and industry are working every day to continue reducing the costs of PV.
PV can be competitively priced with traditional energy sources. Also, PV system reliability and durability are outstanding — typical PV systems may last 30 years with minimal maintenance.
These PV shingles from United Solar Systems Corporation mount directly on the roof and serve two purposes: they produce electricity for the home and provide the same protection value of an asphalt roof shingle.
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