Right now, your home is powered by the local utility — most likely a coal-fired power plant that burns fossil fuels, emitting carbon dioxide and air pollution. When you install solar panels on your roof, you transform your home from just another house into a "green" power plant, generating clean efficient energy for your home year round. Whether you’re powering up your computer, running your T.V or AC, the energy comes straight from the sun — not from burning fossil fuels. Going solar also reduces our reliance on overseas oil and gas and increases our energy independence as a country. As our own domestic sources of oil and gas dwindle over the coming years, it’s increasingly important to find alternative energy sources so that we can reduce our reliance on foreign fuel sources. |