If you're looking to build your own DIY Solar Power System you may, or may not, already be aware of the vast range of benefits that come with building your own home solar power system.
If you're sitting on the fence trying to decide if producing your own solar energy is for you, taking a look at some of these benefits will more than likely help you make your mind up.
This article aims to do just that, inform you of the benefits you can gain from building a system to produce homemade energy and help you make an informed decision.
Solar Power is not the newest alternative energy solution on the block, but it is still one of the most viable forms of energy both in terms of cost and effectiveness.
The main benefits of a home solar power system include:

1. Save money:  solar energy is free energy, in the sense that once you have your system installed there are no further costs, use as much as you want when you want.
   
2. Go Green:  this form of power is extremely green friendly, meaning it doesn't impact in a negative way on the environment.
   Solar energy is derived from energy harvested from the sun and as such is a renewable and non destructive form of energy which gives off no harmful environmental impacting side effects.
   
3. Go off grid: by using solar in your home you can reduce or totally avoid using energy drawn from the grid, this means you are not subjected to government regulations, taxes, tariffs' or rationing.
   Another benefit of going "off grid" is you are no longer affected by power outages.
   

Building your own home solar power system yourself has the added benefit of being even more cost effective.
Retail Solar installations can run into the many thousands of dollars.
Do it yourself home solar power systems can be built for as little as a couple of hundred dollars.