Why Are Solar Panels Important in Our Society

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Why Are Solar Panels Important in Our Society?

• A presentation by Total Energy Installations

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Solar Power Reduces Air Pollution from Coal Power
Plants

• While coal power plants filter their
  emissions, trace amounts of toxic particulates
  penetrate air filtering systems and enter the
  atmosphere. Mercury is among the pollutants that
  enter the air from coal power plant emissions,
  and it can contaminate local ecological systems
  and harm plants, wildlife and human inhabitants.
  Because solar power is emissions-free, it is more
  safe for the environments and communities like
  Cheshire that neighbor solar panel Cheshire
  arrays than are coal power pl ants.

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Conservation of Resources

• Because solar panels convert light from the
  sun into heat and electricity, they require no
  other source of fuel. Coal, natural gas, oil and
  nuclear power systems rely on nonrenewable
  resources to generate power.

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Preservation of Habitats Affected by Mining

• Coal and uranium mining are often devastating
  to their local environments. Heavy equipment,
  waste products and large-scale disruption of
  local habitats can render the land surrounding a
  mine barren and unusable after the mine is no
  longer in use. Coal mining is also dangerous to
  the workers who operate the mines. The use of
  solar panels eliminates these dangers to both
  miners and the environment.

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Reducing the Need for Nuclear Power

• Because sunlight is available at no cost,
  solar panels do not require expensive mining and
  fuel processing. Once a solar panel is built, it
  operates for free. In some applications, solar
  panels can be used to supplement existing power
  sources to reduce the total cost of energy. In
  power systems where all of the needed electricity
  is supplied by solar and other renewable energy
  sources, such as wind or hydroelectric,
  electricity is generated completely free of cost.

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Generating Energy Independence

• Nations that need to obtain oil and other fuel
  sources from other nations are beholden to their
  suppliers. Such countries may find it necessary
  to compromise their national safety or principles
  in order to maintain trade with their suppliers.
  Communities and nations who adopt solar energy
  systems reduce or eliminate their dependence on
  foreign fuel sources.