Solar benefits
No matter where you live in the world – a developed or developing country – there are great benefits related to using solar power. Some of these solar benefits are the same, but others differ, depending on where you live.
Developed Countries
Developed countries like the USA are, some might say, well on their way to depleting the earth of its natural resources. Americans use vast amounts of electricity every day. This electricity is “needed” for the lights, hairdryer, radio, TV, computer, microwave, and many, many other uses, as well. While wind power and solar power is used, it accounts for only a fraction of the energy used by Americans. The rest of the electricity used every day comes from non-renewable fuels. The burning of these fuels adds to global warming.
Americans drive their cars everywhere – cross country as well as just down the block – and they invest in large, gas-guzzling cars. These cars emit toxins into the air. Gasoline is a non-renewable resource.
Solar power, on the other hand, is a renewable resource. In fact, as long as we are alive, we will always have the sun (at least, we will have it during the day!): we cannot run out of it as we can with other resources. No pollution is caused by using solar energy.
One of the greatest solar benefits is that solar power causes no harm to the environment. By using it, we can lessen our negative impact on the world around us.
Individuals in developed countries, though, also appreciate the money that can be saved by using solar power. Once a solar power system is installed, the cost of running it is basically zero. Very few maintenance costs are required, and if you have a grid-tied system and produce excess energy, many utility companies will actually pay YOU!
Developing Countries
Solar benefits are also in excess in developing countries. While these countries do not use electricity or drive cars on the same grand scale that people in the USA do, many of them do not have the same regulations that the United States has. Emissions standards may not exist – cars can legally release a great deal more toxins into the air in many other countries than they can in the U.S. The same is true of many of the factories.
Also, people in these countries can use solar power to replace polluting diesel generators and dry-cell batteries which, when disposed of improperly, can leak lead into the ground and contaminate soil and water.
Another very import solar benefit is that many people in these countries would not have electricity at all if it were not for solar power. Electricity makes it possible for people to read when it is dark outside. It increases work productivity.
People’s health can improve because they no longer have to breath in fumes from kerosene lamps. Another benefit to replacing these kerosene lamps with solar power is the reduction in household fires.
Jobs are created for people who can service, install, or service solar power systems.
These are just a few of the solar benefits in both developed and developing countries.
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