Installing photovoltaic solar panels is important today, as safe drinking water was in earlier history.

In the 1920s, all drinking water began to be disinfected with chlorine.

This single act of sanitation brought the rising populations that gave us the modern world.

A defining moment in time.

Early cars, water-chlorination, and PV solar panels were too.

The people in those old black and white films would never have understood the consequence that clean water would have on the future. (more…)

Solar heating panels were the most popular technology until the generation tariff.

This export tariff brought PV solar panels to the forefront.

The PV industry has grown to surpass its solar heating sibling.

How the world changes in such a short period.

This was brought on by the North Sea oil fields peaking and the golden age of cheap energy being over.

Even Margaret Thatcher recognised its limited potential and lifespan.

Luckily, my resolve to continue on my solar-powered journey remained. (more…)

A common misconception of PV solar panels is they don’t work well in the UK.

Yes, they do work and work brilliantly.

Actually, solar panels run less efficiently in hot climates.

You don’t even have to take my word for it, as now over700.000 PV systems installed in Scotland alone.

The annual UK solar radiation figures are:

Scotland: 900-1000 kWh per sqm.
Midlands: 1000-1200 kWh per sqm.
South coast: 1100-1300 kWh per sqm.

Then there are countless solar heating panel installations installed too.

The PV export tariff led to over a million [photovoltaic installations at this time of writing.

Solar heating panels were popular in the UK before then. (more…)

The UK government’s efforts to kill off the PV (photovoltaic) solar industry were unsuccessful.

Deliberate cuts to support PV solar adoption were to take away power from the people.

Literally, handing it back to lobbying big energy firms!

We’re finding that there were never any long-term strategies.

Those cheap toasters from China came with a huge price tag! (more…)

The oil industry will be nothing more than a niche lubrication industry.

Baby steps towards this worldview have already begun.

Wrestling that power from a belligerent toddler is necessary, but a painful procedure.

That pain will be felt at the petrol station and in household energy expenditure!
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There’s no getting away from it, life is risky!

The astute research before embarking on installing solar panels.

Wisdom is no more than your lifetime’s accumulation of mistakes and triumphs.

However, smart people learn from others too.

This is why I created Power my Home.

We help people to research solar panels and immerse themselves in the subject, possibly before taking the plunge. (more…)