1. DIY Solar Panels save you a ton of money

After building your own solar panels, you can expect to save an average of 40% off your monthly energy bill. If you expand a bit on your solar panel system, you can push that up to 80%, or eliminate your monthly energy bill!

2. DIY solar panels are not as hard to make as you may think

You will spend less than $200 total to assemble your solar panels, and can do it all in one weekend. If you are not extremely “mechanically inclined” there are great DIY solar panel kits that give you everything you need to know, and walk you through the whole process. I would suggest picking up one of them.

3. Solar energy is great for the environment

Instead of using electricity that comes from power plants, which burn coal and other dirty fossil fuels to produce the energy, you will be powering your home off 100% clean solar power! Reduce your negative impact on the environment by choosing solar panels.

4. Solar energy is totally free

Yes, that big ball of fire we call the sun is not going to charge you cent to use its solar radiation energy to power your home, unlike the electric companies!

5. Solar panels will make your neighbors jealous

Ha, ok maybe they won’t be crawling over the fence to steal your energy, but they definitely will notice your sleek solar panels and ask you about them. Then you can mention how much money you are saving each month, and enlighten them on how they can do the same!

So there you have it. The top 5 reasons, in my opinion, why you should build your own solar panels, instead of paying, literally, thousands to have someone else install them.

If you would consider yourself a weekend DIYer, or someone who isn’t an expert in solar panel construction, I’d recommend picking up one of the DIY solar panel guides I talked about earlier. They cost under $50, give you step-by-step directions and parts lists, even some “how-to” videos. And they come with money-back guarantees, which is great. My personal favorite DIY guide is Green DIY Energy, and Earth 4 Energy is also very good.

Hope this article was informative or entertaining at least. Good luck with your DIY ventures!

Start your DIY Solar Panel Project Today!...Or least This weekend! ;-)