What are the negatives of solar energy?

Answer 1

The negatives of Solar Energy are:

• Price (can be very expensive) The average price of highly efficient solar cells can be more than $1,000 and many houses and companies will need more than one.
• No sun=No energy.
• Efficiency ranges from 15%-20%
• The level of pollution in the area can affect the way that solar cells work. Businesses that want to use solar energy in highly polluted areas will have a harder time with this.
• The roof needs to have a slope for them to work properly.
• Low power (the atmosphere filters out most of the sun)

All of these things are negatives, but not big ones at all. If you have these, they'll eventually pay for themselves.

Random Fact: If humans could capture all the sunlight that strikes Earth in just 1 day, we would have enough energy to power all the homes in the world for 30 years! That seems worth it to me!

Answer 2

Some potential negatives of solar energy include high upfront costs for installation, intermittency of sunlight depending on weather and time of day, and requirements for large land areas for utility-scale projects. Additionally, making solar panels and batteries involves mining and manufacturing processes that can have environmental impacts if not managed responsibly.