POPULARITY OF SOLAR ENERGY UTILIZATION IN BOSTON

There are over ten thousand homes in the United States that have been made completely solar powered. Not only residential solar energy is becoming popular nowadays, businesses are also eager to utilize the sun's energy for producing electricity.

Brooklyn, NY (prHWY.com) December 18, 2011 - There are over ten thousand homes in the United States that have been made completely solar powered. Not only residential solar energy is becoming popular nowadays, businesses are also eager to utilize the sun's energy for producing electricity. In Boston too, residents are enthusiastic about harnessing solar energy, and thus becoming independent of the need for fossil fuels, which are an incessant danger to the environment.

Boston is the largest and the capital city of Massachusetts. A step that helped in promoting solar energy in Boston was the induction of the Green Communities Act in 2007. As par this act, people were encouraged to invest on technology that produces electricity from renewable sources of energy, and reduce dependence on fossil fuels. Attractive solar rebates and tax exemptions were also offered by the state government to encourage investors. As oil barrel prices remain high (currently above $75 per barrel) due to the current strife in the Middle East, electricity bills have simultaneously sky rocketed throughout the U.S. This is the leading factor behind the increased interest in solar energy Boston.

However is to be noted that installation of solar panels on the roof can cost from $10,000 to $40,000 in a residential area. But people in Boston are still willing to take the initial investment, which undoubtedly, will bring long term gains later on, as there no running or fuel costs behind operation of solar cells. Interested residents of solar energy Boston, should keep in mind that not all homes are suitable for installing solar powered photo voltaic cells, which generate electricity when sunlight falls on them. One thing to keep in mind is that the roof does not have spaces in between as it will interrupt the solar panels, and the roof should be facing the Southern sky.

Apart from producing electricity, solar energy can also be used for central heating and water heating purpose in Boston. Installing a solar powered water heater is not very expensive either, in fact this technology has been used since the earliest times. Solar heated water systems are responsible for saving millions of barrels of oil that the United States spends annually for electrically operated water heating systems.

Various companies that offer Boston solar energy technology have sprung up in Boston. These include Practical Solar Inc, Boston Area Solar Energy Association (BASEA), Boston Solar Living, and many more. Before choosing any company, you should first research over the rates; the background and the customer opinions of the particular company, and compare these with the other companies, so that you can get the best service.

Solar energy might become our future, because we have infinite reserves of sunlight that will extinguish only when the sun dies. On the other hand, non-renewable sources of energy, i.e fossil fuels, do not have a future; within a few centuries they will be exhausted. Before our reserves of fossil fuels die out, we should find alternative sources of energy; solar energy is the topmost among them.

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