Solar panels helps Nigerians generate their own electricity
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Posted by Felix Okoli on Friday January 22, 2016 at 12:34:1:
Many Nigerians know that electricity supply in the country is not sufficient to meet their needs and so they have to make do with alternative power generators to meet their need. Not everyone can afford to have a generator or maintain the generator and for those who have it, the cost of refueling it is more costly than the bills they pay on electricity supplied by the power company.Apart from the huge cost of using a mechanical power generator for refueling and maintaining it, those generators also cause air and sound pollution as they release dangerous gases as well as cause a lot of noise. Wouldn't it be better if you could generate your own electricity without all that pollution? Well, this is now possible thanks to Solar technology which has helped produced solar panels.Solar panels are flat devices that have solar cells in them which convert the sun's light into electricity. As long as you have sunlight such as in the afternoon, you will be able to produce your own electricity at your home or office in Nigeria and this is a resource that is abundantly available in Nigeria.Solar panels are now abundantly available in Nigeria and the other things you need to set up a solar power generating plan in your home are the connecting cables, charge controller, storage device(Batteries) and Inverter(If you need to convert direct current to Alternating Current).Solar panels can produce electricity that can power your TV, Decoder, fans, radio and even fridges if you want. It really all depends on how many Watts you need. Let's assume that you need to power your home on a daily basis with 300 Watts, then you can get a single 100 Watt solar panel unit and they can generate about 100 Watts under sunlight for 1 hr. If they get sunlight for at least 4 hrs a day, they can produce up to 400 Watts of electricity which is then converted to Alternating current which you can use to power your electronic devices.Solar panels come in different prices and sizes. A 100 watt solar panel sells for about N20,000 in 2015 and a 200Ah deep cycle battery where it can store its power sells for about N60,000. Those are the 2 basic things you need for a Solar power generator that cost the most as the others are just cheaper to buy. With under N100,000 you can setup a solar plant for your home or office an it can make your life a bit more comfortable.What I love about Solar power is that it doesn't make noise or emit fumes like power generators do but not many Nigerians know about it or how to use it. A solar powered system can help you generate enough power to replace NEPA or any other company that is supplying you with power. With Solar power, you don't have to rely on public power again or keep paying NEPA bills.Nigerians are gradually adopting Solar power by investing in solar panels and batteries to power their homes because when they live in a hot country that doesn't have electricity up to 8 hrs a day, one has to find a more reliable way to keep his home powered on. Nigerians who already use Solar power know that it's a kind of electrical power system that is within their own control as they don't have to keep shouting Up NEPA when the power company brings the light.
Many Nigerians know that electricity supply in the country is not sufficient to meet their needs and so they have to make do with alternative power generators to meet their need. Not everyone can afford to have a generator or maintain the generator and for those who have it, the cost of refueling it is more costly than the bills they pay on electricity supplied by the power company.Apart from the huge cost of using a mechanical power generator for refueling and maintaining it, those generators also cause air and sound pollution as they release dangerous gases as well as cause a lot of noise. Wouldn't it be better if you could generate your own electricity without all that pollution? Well, this is now possible thanks to Solar technology which has helped produced solar panels.Solar panels are flat devices that have solar cells in them which convert the sun's light into electricity. As long as you have sunlight such as in the afternoon, you will be able to produce your own electricity at your home or office in Nigeria and this is a resource that is abundantly available in Nigeria.Solar panels are now abundantly available in Nigeria and the other things you need to set up a solar power generating plan in your home are the connecting cables, charge controller, storage device(Batteries) and Inverter(If you need to convert direct current to Alternating Current).Solar panels can produce electricity that can power your TV, Decoder, fans, radio and even fridges if you want. It really all depends on how many Watts you need. Let's assume that you need to power your home on a daily basis with 300 Watts, then you can get a single 100 Watt solar panel unit and they can generate about 100 Watts under sunlight for 1 hr. If they get sunlight for at least 4 hrs a day, they can produce up to 400 Watts of electricity which is then converted to Alternating current which you can use to power your electronic devices.Solar panels come in different prices and sizes. A 100 watt solar panel sells for about N20,000 in 2015 and a 200Ah deep cycle battery where it can store its power sells for about N60,000. Those are the 2 basic things you need for a Solar power generator that cost the most as the others are just cheaper to buy. With under N100,000 you can setup a solar plant for your home or office an it can make your life a bit more comfortable.What I love about Solar power is that it doesn't make noise or emit fumes like power generators do but not many Nigerians know about it or how to use it. A solar powered system can help you generate enough power to replace NEPA or any other company that is supplying you with power. With Solar power, you don't have to rely on public power again or keep paying NEPA bills.Nigerians are gradually adopting Solar power by investing in solar panels and batteries to power their homes because when they live in a hot country that doesn't have electricity up to 8 hrs a day, one has to find a more reliable way to keep his home powered on. Nigerians who already use Solar power know that it's a kind of electrical power system that is within their own control as they don't have to keep shouting Up NEPA when the power company brings the light.