Solar panel systems have always been criticized as bulky and unattractive. New cheap solar power technology is beginning to make such feedback a thing of the past. While everyone agrees solar energy is a clean, cost-effective power source, there has often been one problem. The solar panel systems tended to be large and rather cumbersome. Frankly, they don't add to the visual appeal of a home. While solar energy panel designs have improved over the years, a new development concerning shingles is getting plenty of attention.

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The solar energy industry has been had its ups and down in the United States for the past four decades. Starting with a boom in the 1970s and cycling through a bust in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the industry has recently enjoyed resurgence with strong federal and state support through tax credits and cash incentives. The cost of installing solar has significantly decreased to almost a low of $5 USD/watt including installation.

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The first thing you’ll realize is that most folks never truly think about their energy until it gets disrupted for one reason or another. Each day folks get into their car and drive to work, or run children to school, or loads of various other things. They’re going to stop and purchase gas when the fuel gauge gets near empty. Even though they have to have the gas and it has become a normal part of life many folks have not really thought about various other options they may have.

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