For decades now, there's been a gradual transition towards energy efficiency in the home. This is appealing to the home owner because it directly relates to lower operating costs, i.e. lower monthly bills. As solar power technology has improved over the years, more home owners are seeing the benefit to such a capital improvement to their home. Moreover, local energy companies not only provide rebates for energy efficiency in the home, but may be spearheading legislative shifts that require it in all new construction in the near future.
For now, homeowners can update their home with energy efficient methodologies as outlined at the
EnergyStar website. There are a variety of systems that can be put in place to begin a path towards lower energy bills.
As for the
Photovoltaic movement, it's about time we as a culture cultivate the renewable resource we call sunshine. As long as the earth continues its orbit around the sun, the abundant resource is available to us. Call it a modern tribute to what our ancient ancestors referred to as the Sun God.
