memerritt - Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages:

No pollution
Saves you money
- Just have to pay initial investment
Environmentally friendly
- Clean, renewable, and helps protect our environment
Independent/semi independent
- Doesn't require a connection to a power of gas grid, making it easy to use in remote locations
Low maintenance
- After installed, no recurring costs
- Doesn't require you to add any fuel
- Operate silently and has no harsh smells
Lasts for decades

Disadvantages:

Large cost at beginning
- The semi-conducting materials to build one are expensive in an active solar energy system
Solar panels require a large area to install for a good level of efficiency
- Efficiency relies on the location of the sun
No solar power will be produced at night time
- This can be resolved by using a battery backup system
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