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Before you start talking of residential solar panel, you must be acquainted with how you can generate it. Solar energy is the energy from rays of the sun otherwise called renewable energy source. With the growing negative effects of the fossil fuels on the ozone layer and high task on utilities by the government, the need to put these rays from the sun into maximum use becomes imperative.

Before considering using solar panels in your roof you should consider some very important factors such as climatic conditions, quality of the solar panels and cost implications.

You can choose between three options acquiring solar panels:

1. SELF-MADE: Act of constructing a solar panel by you using a well detailed manual as a guide. You may ask what a well-detailed guide is.

This is a manual with pictorial and diagrammatic examples of how to assemble the panels either in parallel or in series, which explains the angle of titling of panels for a required voltage and the ration of panel to the required voltage. The manual should be able to tell you where to get the cheapest panel for your construction. You can have one in less than $200.

2. FROM A COMMERCIAL SHOP: You can buy solar panels from a trusted company with all guarantees. The price is really high.

3. USED SOLAR PANELS: You may know that life of solar panels can be up to 30 years. It is difficult to find used solar panels. But you can certainly choose this option to save money. Due some reasons such as a person trying to increase the quantity of voltage or relocating to a new place. You can take advantage and buy.

In addition, the benefit of making one by you is enormous both financially and environmentally that it cannot be overemphasized.

The cost is very affordable now. It cost you the price of guide and the material to build a solar panel. The material for a small panel cost less than $200. It can be a hobbie for you and at the same time, you can save money and help the environment. Even you can build panels for others when you achieve some experience building panels.

Building a homemade solar panel using a guide with videos has its challenge and that challenge is that it takes longer time than if you buy a new one. On the other hand, the commercial panels are very expensive.

In summary, the best form of learning is learning through an experience teacher, therefore using a tested and trusted manual in making cheap solar panel remains imperative for your success.

The author has BSC in engineering from Cal state University, Los Angeles, USA and MSC in power and energy generation from George Washington University. He has created some homemade solar panelsguides. And has written a lot of articles about diy solar guides.