My grandparents purchased six solar panels for their home 12 years ago. They have saved 95,600 pounds of carbon dioxide from going into the atmosphere. Everyone should use some form of solar energy, small or big.Our earthly energy materials such as natural gas and coal are running out. However, energy from the sun should continue for billions of years. The website theplanets.org explains that “the Sun is 4.6 billion years old. It is about halfway through its life as a yellow dwarf star in the main sequence.”Solar energy utilizes the power from the sun — which is not running out anytime soon — and turns it into energy.Not only is solar energy a lasting option, but it enables homeowners to not have to fully rely on large companies for their…
There’s more to solar energy than solar panels [column] | Local Voices
