Ron Lyons: In this video, I answer the million-dollar question of the century, "Why get solar panels,"
with the three most compelling reasons you should consider a home solar panel system.
Stick around to the end of the video, because I share with you the costly mistake most people
make when going solar that you can avoid and save thousands.
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Ron Lyons: So You're sick and tired of the rising costs of electricity, but you're asking yourself,
"Why get solar panels?"
Coming up, the three reasons you should consider solar panels, and a bonus tip if you watch
to the end, what every homeowner must do before investing in solar panels and what most solar
installers will never tell you.
Ron Lyons: Number one, the whole world is embracing solar.
We have depended largely on coal, fossil fuels, and nuclear power to fuel our energy needs
for the last century.
The current grid in the U.S. consists of five power grids that were largely built 100 years
ago, with most of the infrastructure being over 50 years old.
You can google this information.
I promise I'm not making this up.
I said 100 years ago.
Now, obviously, some improvements have been made, but the fact is, our grid is in dire
straits and is literally falling apart.
It would take $5 trillion to replace the current, old, outdated, and dirty grid, and in fact,
in 2017, dozens of bills were sent through the White House for various upgrades.
These bills represent hundreds of billions of dollars to rebuild this infrastructure,
and how do you think much of this is being funded?
Yep.
You guessed it.
By us, the taxpayers.
Ron Lyons: If that isn't enough to get your blood boiling, how about this?
The cost of electricity is actually very cheap, but the utility companies who buy this electricity
hike up their prices, then charge the end user a much higher cost.
Now, we've seen some deregulation over the last few years, but one way or another, the
big utility companies have their hand in how we get our electricity.
We have literally been bullied and lied to for decades, and as most people know, the
cost of electricity continues to increase at record speeds.
We pay the ridiculous cost of electricity so that CEOs and other executives can live
a lavish lifestyle.
Meanwhile, many people struggle just to pay their monthly bills.
With the aging infrastructure of our grids, this cost is not going down anytime soon.
Ron Lyons: Solar solves many of the problems we face today with the old energy grid, but
more importantly, it helps decentralize energy and gives the control back to us.
With solar, we control our energy cost, which in reality is free.
Every hour, the sun hits the earth with 430 quintrillion joules of energy.
That's a number so big that it has 19 zeros in it, and it's more energy than we consume
in a year.
All we have to do is harness the power, and it'll change the world.
Even in the U.S., where tariffs are slowing down solar growth just a tiny bit, the market
is still growing.
You can take away net metering programs, tax breaks, tariffs, and it's still less expensive
to get solar on your home right now than it is to pay a utility to give you power.
The fact is, solar is growing faster than anyone predicted.
Do a little research, and it'll show that the numbers are staggering, and even in the
U.S., where we have the wonderful tariffs, the growth continues to exceed all expectations.
Ron Lyons: Look at Germany.
In January of 2018, they produced 100% of their energy from all renewable sources.
Over 55 cities in the U.S. alone, actually I think it's like 60 now, have committed to
renewable sources of energy for their city by 2020, and even the entire state of California
is passing legislation that in 2020, all new home construction must have solar installed.
The global community has embraced solar.
This is a fact, and we can go back and forth on global warming and other issues, but the
facts don't lie.
Solar is here to stay.
Ron Lyons: Now, what about the costs?
That brings us to number two.
Residential solar already makes sense financially.
Already, the price of installing solar on homes is less expensive than most vehicles,
and financing them through home equity loans will give an average homeowner in the U.S.
a less expensive monthly payment than they are paying already for their utility.
My electric bill in the summer used to be over $300, and the average over the course
of the year was about 160 per month.
Now, I pay $94 a month for my panels, saving me money every month, and even if I never
paid the panels off, my rate never goes up, but of course, I'll have them paid off in
about 10 years or less.
People even have monthly phone bills that are more expensive than financing solar, and
that's today.
Imagine the case in 10 years from now.
Ron Lyons: To put this in perspective, you've been paying for overpriced electricity your
whole life, and unless you switch to solar energy, you'll continue to pay those inflated
prices, which will also continue to go up.
For me, that translates into a savings of about $28,000 over the course of 20 years,
and that's only if the prices don't go up, which of course we all know isn't going to
happen, or you can purchase some equipment to harness the free, abundant energy of the
sun that, sure, it may cost you as much as a nice car, but then you'll have control over
your energy, and more than likely, you'll spend far less.
In fact, on average, in the U.S., about $30,000 less over the course of 25 years.
Ron Lyons: If you like paying for electricity, then, or I should say overpaying for electricity,
then the grid's for you, but if you want to lower the cost so you can save money rather
than making some CEO rich, then solar's the way to go.
Now, I want to know, have you installed solar on your home?
Comment below if you have, and how much money are you saving for it?
Ron Lyons: All right.
Let's move on to number three.
It's the right thing to do for the future of our planet.
Now, I'm not here to convince you of global warming, nor am I claiming to be an environmentalist.
However, what I can show you are some basic facts.
In the U.S., we are known globally as a country of massive overconsumption.
We see evidence of this with a few basic statistics.
For example, Americans constitute 5% of the world's population, but we consume 24% of
the world's energy.
The obesity epidemic is another indicator of overconsumption, and it is a problem worldwide.
However, Americans consume on average 200 billion calories more per year than necessary,
which is enough to feed 80 million people.
It's estimated that over 70% of men and over 61% of women are obese in the U.S., while
the rest of the world sits well under 40%, and that's only because of other developed
countries like China that have serious obesity problems as well.
Ron Lyons: Taking a look at plastic waste, about 300 million tons of plastic is produced
globally each year.
Only about 10% of that is recycled.
Of the plastic that is simply trash, an estimated seven million tons ends up in the sea each
year.
Now, let's take a look at energy.
As I mentioned before, we have depended on fossil fuels for over a century, and the real
cost is becoming more and more difficult to hide.
Now, I won't dive too deep into these statistics, but I'll put some links in the descriptions
below for you to see yourself the amount of land degradation and pollution created by
toxic waste, as well as the public health dangers and global carbon dioxide emissions.
Evidence of these statistics is getting harder and harder to cover up, and as we become more
educated and aware, we can do our part to create a more sustainable lifestyle and lower
our carbon footprint by getting solar and making a few other lifestyle changes.
Ron Lyons: Now you know the three reasons you need to consider getting solar panels.
In the description below, I've also included links to my blog, where I reference much of
the information in this video in more detail, so be sure to check those out below.
I promised you a bonus tip at the end of the video, so here it is.
If you're considering solar, and it makes sense for you to get solar panels, then this
is something you absolutely must do before you sign any contract.
You have to do an energy audit and assess the efficiency of your home.
Now, it sounds crazy, but I'm telling you from first-hand experience and from helping
many others, if you don't do this first, you're going to spend hundreds or even thousands
more for panels than what you need to.
Ron Lyons: Let me explain briefly.
When the solar company does an assessment on your home energy use, they take the last
12 months of energy bills to determine what size system you'll need.
If your home isn't energy-efficient, then they'll naturally tell you you need more panels.
It's kind of common sense, but most companies won't tell you this because they would rather
get the bigger sale, plus they want you to buy now.
Well, first of all, this is a long-term investment, so you should never make a decision on a whim,
but second, you want to make your return on investment happen quicker, which is a benefit
to you, not someone else.
To make that happen, you need to spend less money.
If you check out my video, "Home Energy Audit Costs," down in the links below, I go over
in detail how you can do your own home energy assessment that will save you potentially
thousands of dollars and give you a much faster return on investment for your solar panels.
Ron Lyons: Now, if you want to join a community of people just like you, I have a Facebook
page that you can become part of and get more answers and resources to living a cleaner,
smarter, and healthier life.
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