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Benefits Cost Design Reliability Modular Environmental Less Oil Reliance
With PV, one size does not fit all. That is one of its main advantages. A PV system can be constructed to any size in response to the energy needs at hand. And a PV system can be enlarged or moved as these energy needs change. For instance, homeowners can add modules every few years as their energy usage and financial resources grow.
Farmers can use mobile trailer-mounted pumping systems for watering cattle that are rotated around different fields.
In urban applications, PV can eliminate the need for costly trenches in streets. PV can be an outstanding choice for urban areas where grid power is unavailable or grid connections would be very costly or cumbersome.
Lighting, irrigation, median sprinklers, water pumping, school and hospital warning signs, communications, parking meters and emergency services are just a few of the many successful uses for PV in our cities and towns.
A photovoltaic system provides power to illuminate bus stops all night on "the Strip" in Las Vegas, Nevada. PV became the "power of choice" when officials discovered that extending grid service to this area was more expensive than purchasing solar electric systems.
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