Solar Power For Homes Is Now Very Real

Solar power generation in today’s world has taken all new meaning and market push as the major player’s developing the new and more efficient power generating cells have shifted from the US to overseas. China has taken on a critical role in the solar energy marketplace with their huge investment in solar power factories that are cranking out cheaper solar panels that now make installation of solar power more and more affordable. this shift however has also thrown a loop at countries where solar technology development had been at the forefront of the science. Here in the US government subsidies has helped push the solar industry forward to find a way to compete with normal power generation methods in a cost competitive way.

Now those very companies that have benefited from the push from these subsidies are facing huge market pressure from abroad. Of course our lawmakers and media have made a big field day of the whole Solyndra loan guarantee issue but as many wise analysts have shown that was an anomaly in the market and that company was making a product that was not going to compete any time soon and they just over spent.

The good news is that consumers are getting the message that solar is no longer just for “tree huggers” as it was often labeled in past years. They are discovering that the cheaper panels, large supply chain, and local and state government subsidies are making solar power for homes a reality. Many new companies have spring up to install solar power systems on homes and businesses. In California and other states the biggest of these companies are able to offer no money down lease arrangements for homeowners so the cost to get started is almost nothing.

In fact I am seeing many electrical contractors now expanding into solar power installations. Once such contractor is Quantum Electric as they provide a wide variety of services to consumers. In my area contractors are seeing this as an opportunity to expand their product line to new customers but also to go back to existing customers and provide solar power installations which can save them money and help out on the energy front in the new world we live in today.