While the family market is being served with environmentally friendly energy selections, in particular Solar Energy Panels and wind turbines, these two selections have advantages and disadvantages that can effect suitability for the householder. The Solar Energy Panels work by converting daylight into electricity and the more daylight there is, the more electricity is made. Wind turbines have to be spun by the power of wind on the blades that rotates a dynamo and so generates electricity, the stronger the wind the more electricity is made. It is not solely the Solar Energy Prices or the wind turbine prices, but, the different way that Solar Energy Panels and wind turbines supply electricity. Solar Energy Panels can still supply electricity on overcast days, but wind turbines need a wind speed in the region of 5 m/s to turn. How frequently have we seen commercial wind turbines, visible from motorways, standing idle? Both Solar Energy Panels and wind turbines are influenced by the effects of adjacent buildings and trees because of the shading effect on Solar Energy Panels and disturbing the wind path to wind turbines. It could be that wind turbines are more influenced by disturbances in the wind path from buildings and trees, possibly because of turbulence, whereas if it is just trees, then possibly Solar Energy Panels, installed onto the site roof, could in truth be able to pick up sunlight directly.
On the cost side, Solar Energy Prices seem to be in the region of ?12,000 for a system suitable for a normal site, and for wind turbines, the cost is in the region of the ?14,000 mark. There could be other process involved, for example if the roof is not strong enough to take the weight of the Solar Energy Panels, then the householder could find that the Solar Energy Prices rise noticeably to cater for strengthening the roof. Equally for wind turbines; they need to be fitted either to a post fixed to the ground or to the roof, so that the turbine blades can get a free flow of wind. There could also be upkeep costs involved for wind turbines from the reason of the moving parts, whereas Solar Energy Panels need to be kept clean, which could be achieved by rain fall.
