The advantages of Solar Panels are:

~         Solar energy is free

~         It doesn’t need fuel

~         Produces no waste or pollution

~         Solar power can be used where there is no easy way to get electricity to a remote place

~         Good for uses such as solar powered garden lights and battery chargers

~         They last for a long time and need very little maintenance or supervision

The disadvantages of Solar Panels are:

~         Doesn’t work at night

~         Doesn’t work in the winter unless snow is melted or removed

~         Very expensive to originally get Solar Panels

~         Solar Panels cost a lot compared to the amount of electricity they produce

~         They are unreliable unless you're in a very sunny climate unlike Canada where more Solar Panels are needed to produce the same amount of energy as in the Southern U.S.

~         A battery is needed if your home requires power 24/7

~         The amount of energy produced by a Solar Panel is depends on the weather