Why Solar?
				 
                
While a majority of the world's current electricity supply is  generated from fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas, these  traditional energy sources face a number of challenges including rising prices,  security concerns over dependence on imports from a limited number of countries  which have significant fossil fuel supplies, and growing environmental concerns  over the climate change risks associated with power generation using fossil  fuels. As a result of these and other challenges facing traditional energy  sources, governments, businesses and consumers are increasingly supporting the  development of alternative energy sources and new technologies for electricity  generation. Renewable energy sources such as solar, biomass, geothermal,  hydroelectric and windpower generation have emerged as potential alternatives  which address some of these concerns. As opposed to fossil fuels, which draw on  finite resources that may eventually become too expensive to retrieve,  renewable energy sources are generally unlimited in availability. 
Solar power generation has emerged as one of the most rapidly  growing renewable sources of electricity. Solar power generation has several  advantages over other forms of electricity generation: 
Reduced Dependence on Fossil Fuels. Solar energy production does not  require fossil fuels and is therefore less dependent on this limited and  expensive natural resource 
Environmental Advantages. Solar power production generates electricity with a  limited impact on the environment as compared to other forms of electricity  production. 

Matching Peak Time Output with Peak Time Demand. Solar energy can effectively  supplement electricity supply from an electricity transmission grid, such as  when electricity demand peaks in the summer 
Modularity and Scalability. As the size and generating capacity of a solar  system are a function of the number of solar modules installed, applications of  solar technology are readily scalable and versatile. 
System Configuration:  Basic components for  grid connected system