PV Gap

Mae Said:

Why should the United states build a solar panel in their country?

We Answered:

The United States government is offering many tax incentives for people to buy and install solar panels. However, very few companies actually manufacture them in the states. They are mostly made in China and Mexico. Therefore the tax payers' money is leaving this country. If there were incentives available to make the companies manufacture here, that would provide jobs and keep the money in the country.

Additionally, the panels themselves have to travel long distances to arrive in the USA, creating a lot of CO2 along the way from shipping. So the offset in the carbon footprint by using solar panels is reduced. Some say it uses more than it saves, but this has long been disproved.

Bernice Said:

How to Build a Solar Panel? Any ideas?

We Answered:

Run the costs before going to "solar school."