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With the cost of fossil fuels continuing to rise and their negative environmental impact, Solar electric systems, also known as photovoltaic (PV) systems, have quickly become the forerunner as a source for clean, renewable energy. Solar power is practical in a wide variety of locations and applications from residential homes, offices, factories, malls and parking lots, to densely populated urban areas and remote rural areas. 

As people, communities and businesses strive to reduce their carbon footprint, solar energy provides the solution for energy needs today.  You can feel good about your Solar PV System—it has very little impact on the environment, making it one of the cleanest power-generating technologies available. While it's operating, PV systems produce no air pollution, greenhouse gases, hazardous waste, or noise, and they require no transportable fuels. (source:DOE)

The Future of Solar by the Numbers

It is estimated that by 2011, the number of homes using PV will quintuple the 2006 levels, to 67,492.  The average capacity of PV cells for the home is also expected to grow, from a 2006 average of 2 kW per residence, to 2.5 kW in 2011. 

Spending for home photovoltaic systems is growing rapidly, with $61.5 million spent in 2006 and $185.2 million projected spend in 2007.  Spending is projected to peak in the short term in 2010, at $409.9 million, according to the USDOE data.