Some solar energy experts claim solar panels will eventually include batteries making them as effective at night as they are on a sunny day. Power4Patriots officials recommend installing solar panels and wind turbines at residential and commercial locations now

NASHVILLE, TN / ACCESSWIRE / August 14, 2015 / Solar panels in their current form do a great job of generating electricity for homes and businesses as they soak up the sun's rays. But experts in the solar industry believe solar panels of the future will become even more useful and will include sophisticated batteries that consumers can tap into even when there's no sunlight.

According to a recent article in the Buffalo News, SolarCity CEO Lyndon Rive said that battery prices are still far too high for this scenario to be realistic now, but that it could happen in five years.

Power4Patriots officials strongly recommend that Americans immediately begin preparations for a shutdown of the vulnerable electrical grid that could result from extreme weather, physical sabotage, cyber terrorism, solar flares or an EMP.

"The best way for American homeowners and business owners to start doing that is by installing solar panels and wind turbines on their property," said Allen Baler, Partner at 4Patriots LLC.

"Those actions will allow them to keep electricity flowing during blackouts and reduce their monthly power costs."

Power4Patriots was created as a way to allow anyone to become independent of high power bills and outages. Cost-effective and uncomplicated, Power4Patriots teaches people how to build their own, environmentally friendly sources of energy.

Power4Patriots is a recently updated series of videos and manuals describing how to build solar panels, wind turbines, water heaters and solar heaters. The system includes six videos demonstrating how to build a solar panel, including choosing the right materials, finding the right site for the system and avoiding costly mistakes, as well as two instruction manuals with step-by-step, illustrated directions. It also includes four videos and two instruction manuals detailing how to build a wind turbine.

Baler says that installing solar panels and a wind turbine at one's home will cut energy costs by as much as 75 percent. On average, the costs are under $200 to build a solar panel and under $200 to build a wind turbine. Consumers who purchase already-made solar panels and wind turbines for their residential and commercial properties spend three to four times that amount.

The time commitment to build a solar panel ranges from two to four hours, with the first one requiring more time than subsequent panels. A wind turbine requires a handful of hours to build.