What prevents us from making use of solar cell panels to meet all our domestic needs for electricity?

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(N/A) The following factors prevent the use of solar cell panels to meet all our domestic needs for electricity:
$(i)$ High cost of installation.
$(ii)$ Limited availability of special grade silicon required to manufacture solar cells.
$(iii)$ The technology required to obtain high-purity silicon is extremely expensive.
$(iv)$ High cost of materials,such as silver,used for interconnecting solar cells in a panel.
$(v)$ Lack of efficient and affordable systems to store the electrical energy generated by solar panels.

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