What are some advantages and disadvantages of solar energy?

Question

what are some advantages and disadvantages of solar energy?

Answer 1

ADVANTAGES=IT DOSENT RELEASE WASTE AND IT IS ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY,IT IS CHEAP AND LOW COT OF MAINTENENCE

IT IS DEPENDENT ON WEATHER,SOLAR POWERED CARS ARE SLOW,IT IS INFLUENCED BY POLLUTION AND CLOUDS

Answer 2

Advantages:

(1) lower marginal cost for increasing energy production (you don't have to build a new coal fired facility to achieve a small increase in power production);

(2) fewer issues with greenhouse gas production

(3) distributed power production;

(4)  some independence from the grid.

Disadvantages:

(1) dependency on insolation (it works better in Arizona than in the Yukon);

(2) initial installation cost for individual homeowner (but this is changing with new financing methods);

(3) sensitivity to weather

(4)  it may require neighbors to be cooperative by not growing trees that block rooftop solar arrays;