Abstract & Overview
Considering all the literary material already published on photovoltaic energy, it can be said that this is one of the renewable sources of electricity that has grown the most in Brazil in recent years, however, what is known about the impact this technology is directed to the final consumer. Thus, this work aimed to identify the vision and level of knowledge not only of the population in general, but also of professionals in the construction industry, as well as the frequency with which they suggest the installation of panels to their customers, since they are the main responsible for providing intelligent solutions to their needs, moreover, photovoltaic companies were also interviewed to find out the level of knowledge of their customers about solar energy and their perception of the challenges of photovoltaic energy in Brazil. Thus, it was possible to identify that the population considers to have knowledge about the subject, as well as the advantages attached, moreover, the majority of architects and engineers interviewed report suggesting to their clients the insertion of solar energy in their projects, the factor that demostrated greater impact for all interviewees, still is the cost of installation, and especially from the point of view of the companies suppliers of solar panels, cost in the installation represents 75% of the answers, besides having concern with the future growth due to lack of government incentives and new laws that discourage adhesion.