KC3 Essay Draft (Solar's Magical Works)

Electricity is something that is very essential in many of our lives. The only bad thing is that we are using too much of it that it's killing our Earth! Mother nature is sure not happy about that! Yet, there is a solution to this problem. We can all start using solar energy. Solar energy is basically using energy, light or heat, that comes from the sun. Solar energy can be used in a tremendous amount of ways. The heat that makes us hot while playing outside on a summers day, the heat that gets the inside of a car hot while it is parked outside, the energy that makes a solar calculator to work, the heat that sets a blade of grass under a magnifying glass on fire is all from solar energy. Using solar's energy has changed our environment in a multiple number of ways. It's powerful uses has kept many people satisfied.

Years before, many people started to notice the dramatic change of our universe's ozone layer. The cause of this change is the over use of electricity, especially by many Americans. In order to generate electricity, you would need to use oil. Another way to make electricity is by burning firewood. Oil and firewood are two things that are extremely scarce in our world today. If we keep doing this, we will eventually run out of all the oil and wood that our planet Earth has. Then, electricity would not be made. Aha! Solar power to the rescue! Solar power does not use oil or firewood. Burning firewood can cause air pollution which causes great damage to our ozone layer. It can also cause deforestation, which means cutting down our trees. Burning wood does not only arise issues in the environment, but it increases the risk of people, specifically, those who burn wood, to gain one of the respiratory illnesses ever!

People have been coming up with some ways to reduce the use of fossil fuels. In Hawaii, the federal governments has been coming up with ways to promote using solar power to homeowners through tax credits. Other state's in the United States have supported this by passing over three billion dollars in similar stimulants. Hawaii is one of the top solar power users in the US. Our state is totally making it foolish not to go with solar power! Governments in many states, not including Hawaii, are infamous for promoting changes in our society via people's bank accountants. In other words, do what the government tells you, then you'll save money and if you fail to do so, then your money goes down the drain. Hawaii has taken it to an all new level, in a good way, of course.

To promote the use of solar power in our state by homeowners, Hawaii has been using some great techniques to lure people in. Those who convert their residences to solar get a tax credit of up to $5,000, which is by far much more valuable than a tax deduction because it is going to the amount of tax you owe rather than your gross income. So basically, solar wipes out any state tax bill you would have. Wow! Now that the state is using solar to their advantage, it has offered tremendous tax credits to commercial property owners, too. If a commercial property is converted or changed to solar in our state, the owner can get between $250,000 and $500,000 in tax credits. Two thumbs up for Hawaii's government! Lucky for us, Hawaii is a state with sun all year round. Now homeowners can enjoy it at almost every part of the year and on their tax return!

Even though solar energy is obviously very helpful, why aren't many of us using it? Well, some people do not like using new things. Sometimes, it is hard to use a new system once you have a new system working already. Although, solar energy technology is improving each and every single year, so many of us might want to use it more. Our generation can encourage people to start using it. If we all decide to use it, our lives would definitely change for the better!