Post #9

This week I decided to read an article in the New York Times, about solar power. Now that the prices of electricity are rising, and the greater effects of global warming are looming on the horizon, many people are beginning to turn to using solar panels. With so many people needing solar panels installed on their house, now there are people who are needed to install them. This is in turn creating jobs for many people, and also greatly helping the environment. The setbacks that are preventing everyone from turning to solar panels, are the costs. A raw cost of about $60,000 is how much it costs to outfit a home. There are many rebates that states give to those people who do invest in this green technology, which end up driving the price down to about $20,000. This is a huge improvement, and definitely makes this a possibility for more people, but it is still pretty expensive. Hopefully, in the coming years, a new cheaper way to outfit homes with solar panels will come out, so we all can enjoy environmentally friendly electricity.