With the ongoing energy crunch in the U.S. worldwide, solar power has been in the news a great deal. Replacing your current heating system with a solar panel heating system not only results in a clean, renewable source of energy, it will cut your electricity bill significantly.

In areas with lots of sun it could even eliminate your heating bills altogether. There are a couple of different type of Solar panel heat systems. The first type is the solar thermal heating method which uses energy from the sun to directly generate heat.

The solar panels absorbs the sun’s rays. The heat generated is used to directly heat the air. The air is then forced, by solar powered fans or traditional fans, into areas of the building where it is needed.