Living on the Cantabrian coast does not prevent you from enjoying the advantages of photovoltaic solar energy, no matter how much it rains in any of its regions. The hoax that the Government plans to tax solar panel installations is just that: a pure hoax. These panels do not damage the roofs of the houses where they are installed. These and other “fake news” circulate on the Internet and by word of mouth of misinformed people. Let’s put the dots on the i’s and shed some light on so many baseless beliefs. Sunlight, of course… Keep reading EcologíaVerde if you want to clarify these hoaxes and falsehoods about solar energy .
Hoaxes and falsehoods about solar energy
The hoaxes and falsehoods about solar energy are spread by the enemies of this clean and sustainable source of photovoltaic energy. They are like the “flat-earthers”, always ready to assume as truths what are absolute absurdities. For this reason, there is nothing better than not listening to these people, no matter how well-intentioned they may seem, and letting yourself be advised by a renewable energy company , which will offer true, verifiable and transparent information. In short: information as “clean” as the installations they carry out and the energy they obtain.
Living in the Cantabrian coast of Spain does not prevent anyone from enjoying the advantages of photovoltaic solar energy , no matter how much it rains in any of its regions. It is not true that solar panels are useless if it is cloudy or raining, because what they use is the sun’s radiation. And there are companies that have developed and patented a system that guarantees a performance of at least 80% for 25 years.
Taxes that do not exist
Clear proof of the falsity of this belief is that the Nordic and central European countries, such as Germany, far from having the sunny climate that characterizes Spain, have more solar installations than in our country.
More hoaxes and falsehoods: the current government does not plan to tax solar panel installations . The current government does not plan to do so, nor has any other government ever thought of doing so, either in Spain or anywhere else in the world.
To say that such taxes are being imposed because those who install these panels belong to the wealthiest economic classes is just another hoax. Or, rather, two hoaxes: on the one hand, the intention to implement these imaginary taxes is absolutely non-existent; on the other hand, it is not necessary to be “wealthy” or privileged to be able to install a photovoltaic system in a home.
Amortization of investment
Apart from the payment and financing facilities (and in some places, official bonuses), the investment to be made is amortized by the savings in energy costs , very important in current times when prices are soaring.
Pure hoax, or “fake” (“false news”), as you want to call it. These are beliefs without any logic, which are only put forward by those who have not stopped twice to think about how contradictory they are.
Can anyone in their right mind think that when the whole world is moving towards renewable energies, there will be a government that will impose fiscal sanctions on such an installation? Only climate change deniers could do that.
Safety in structures
Solar panels do not damage the roofs of the houses where they are installed. Photovoltaic installation is carried out in a simple manner and with official safety standards that prevent damage to the structure of the house.
The fines for the installer and the compensation for the owner of a damaged home are very high. The laws are particularly strict in this regard. For their own sake, the installers are the first to be interested in not causing any damage.
The safety of the structures of the houses is guaranteed and only human error can lead to damage, in the same way that any other operator of any other system can damage an installation, be it a photovoltaic panel or installing a shower screen.
Solar installation versus thermal installation
It is absolutely false that a home with a thermal installation does not need a solar photovoltaic installation. The latter uses solar energy to produce electricity . On the other hand, solar thermal energy installations only serve to supply hot water and heating to the home. Household appliances, for example, will not be able to operate with such a solar thermal installation.
Another hoax: “Solar panel manufacturing is very polluting.” Where did the spreaders of falsehoods get such a thing from? The waste generated by the energy production of a solar panel is almost non-existent. Today, most solar panels have a lifespan of at least 30 years and produce clean, sustainable and environmentally friendly energy .
