Sources of Energy Used to Generate Electricity - Solar Energy

Solar power
The advantages of using solar energy as a source of energy to generate electricity are.

1. It is a renewable energy.
2. Sunlight is free and can be obtained easily.
3. It does not pollute the air.

The disadvantages of using solar energy as a source of energy are.

1. A large area is needed to install the solar plate.
2. The amount of sunlight at non-tropical area depends on the season.
3. The energy collected need to be store in a cell so that it can be used at the time sunlight is not present.
4. Its capacity is limited by the capacity of the cell. Normally a cell has relatively low capacity.