Electricity and Water – A Dangerous Combination 

While electricity and water are never a good combination, some ways are more dangerous than others when it comes time to power up a floating facility, specifically a boat dock. This will explain the difference between using solar power and traditional utility power to provide for your electrical needs from a safety point of view. In order to understand the difference only one electrical fact needs to be understood - electricity always returns to its source and will use all available means to do so. With only this in mind, let’s look at utility power run out to your dock. 

Water Quality and Natural Beauty 

All of us would like to see our lakes and rivers in pristine condition. After all, they are a major portion of our recreational lives. Solar provided electricity contributes to this in two major ways. Since the needed electricity is generated on site, there is no need to route a power line from a centralized utility provider. This means no clear cutting and defoliating the natural timber growth of the shoreline and surrounding topography. Not only is the natural beauty of the shoreline and countryside enhanced, but this contributes to the water quality as well. The trees and foliage along our shorelines serve as a buffer to prevent soil runoff into our watershed, which in many parts of the country is the most significant detriment to water quality.