Using solar energy to generate electricity in your home is always a great step for people with the desire to go green. Solar is a freely available and renewable resource that is available anywhere in the world. With recent technical advances in solar cells, the amount of light needed to generate large amounts of power has decreased–which makes solar energy applicable for use in almost any home with normal electrical usage. With the rising costs of natural gas and oil, solar also serves as a great investment for your home.

Over the following weeks we will try to tackle all these questions and provide you with a how-to guide on how to choose, install, and pay for a solar array for your home. There are many ways to go about this and new options exist for the home (and in some cases, apartments). If you are curious about how to add solar energy to your home and have specific questions, feel free to leave a comment and we will try to answer as many as we can over the course of the series.