What is the major concern of using solar energy?
Cost is still the #1 concern. Currently, using solar energy technologies require a significant initial outlay. In nearly all cases, this initial cost is high, and can only be recovered through substantial fuel savings over the life of the product (typically 15-30 years). However, to encourage the spread of solar energy, governments and manufacturers around the world provide rebate and incentives to reduce, sometime significantly, the cost of using solar energy. Today, in many areas, such rebates and incentives make solar energy affordable, and even profitable. Please SolarCentral.org’s Benefits and Cost page to find out the details of these rebates and incentives.
