Carbon Footprint

By: Greg Rumney

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8-eCbDbu-8

What is it?

• The total set of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by an organization, event, product or person

Solar Panels

• Solar panels are devices that convert light into electricity

• A solar panel is a collection of solar cells spread over a large area can work together to provide enough power to be useful.

How does solar panels help the environment?

• solar electricity is that absolutely no carbon byproducts are created by the power generation

• No emissions are released• The power lasts as long as the sunlight

Cost of Solar panels• $6 to $9 per watt of electricity that the solar

panels produce• a full solar system can cost as much as $40,000• Most systems are smaller• 430 kWh per month can save around $50 per

month in utilities• In December, these number fall to around $30

per month• They can rise to $60 or more in summer

months especially in sunny climates.

Works Cited• "Carbon Footprint Ltd - Carbon Management Services - Calculate, Reduce, Offset

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