Cost of the construction of solar panels:

The price of your new solar system will depend on how big it is, how many kilowatts (kW) you
choose to install and the quality of the components.
According to the Alternative Energy Association (ATA), the overall average cost of a fully installed
2.0 kW system, before rebates and discounts, in 2013 was roughly $4400.
About 0.50$ per watt

Cost to the environment:

Solar panels have few negative impacts on the environment.

Pollution: Most of the photovoltaic panels are made up of silicon and other toxic
metals like mercury, lead and cadmium.
For home users, a solar energy installation may not require huge space, but for
big companies, a large area is required for the system to be efficient in providing
electricity on a constant basis.

Different forms or styles of that energy production

There are currently two main types of solar energy technologies:

Solar thermal: these systems convert sunlight into thermal energy (heat). Most
solar thermal systems use solar energy for space heating or to heat water (such
as in a solar hot water system). However this heat energy can be used to drive a
refrigeration cycle to provide for solar based cooling. The heat can also be used
to make steam, which can then be used to generate electricity using steam
turbines. It is considered more efficient to build solar thermal electricity
generators at large scale, typically in the tens to hundreds of megawatts
Solar photovoltaic (PV): the conversion of sunlight directly into electricity using
photovoltaic cells. PV systems can be installed on rooftops, integrated into
building designs and vehicles, or scaled up to megawatt scale power plants.

Describe how the system works?

The sun's light (photons) is absorbed by the solar panel.
The silicon and conductors in the panel convert the light into Direct Current (DC)
electricity, which then flows into the inverter.
The inverter converts the DC into Alternate Current (AC) electricity, which you
can use in your home.
Any additional electricity that's not used by your home is fed back into the grid.
Electricity is drawn from the grid when you need more power than your solar
energy system can produce.

How energy is stored?

There are two primary methods of Energy Storage with a PV solar power
system...

Battery Banks
Grid Inter-Tie
A battery solar power storage system is used in a grid-tied PV system with
battery backup and stand-alone PV systems.
The third type of PV solar power system is a grid-tied PV system. This system can
actually use the grid as its solar energy storage system. This is done using netmetering.

How is power generated?

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Grid returns

Firstly, your solar panels will capture sunlight and convert it directly into energy.
An inverter then converts this energy into electricity you can use in your home.
Some customers can also offset their bill if any extra energy is fed back into the
grid thats the power of solar energy.

Hows energy delivered to consumers.