29/08/2021
Not sure if Solar Energy is right for you?
No matter where you live, solar energy can be an excellent investment and an excellent way to help combat climate change.
The amount of money you save by investing in solar energy varies, depending on factors including where you live, the incentives available from your government and the type of system you install
Solar power can reduce or eliminate bill costs as soon as they are installed. They also offer long-term savings because it’s basically free to capture the power of the sun.
It's beautifully simple and clean, and it's getting more efficient and affordable all the time.
What about cloudy days? Solar panels can still produce electricity on cloudy days. But depending on the cloud cover and the quality of the solar panels, the efficiency of the solar panels electricity production commonly drops from 10 to 25 percent or more compared to a sunny day.
In other words, solar power can still work well on a typically cloudy day.
What happens if you're not home to use the electricity your solar panels are generating every sunny day? And what happens at night when your solar system is not generating power in real-time? Don't worry, you may still benefit through a system called "net metering" or you can add a solar storage system (Lead acid or Lithium-Ion Batteries).
Adding storage to a solar system enhances those benefits even further. With a solar storage system, customers can store their own energy on-site, further reducing their reliance on grid electricity and preserving the ability to power their home in the event of a power outage. If the storage system includes software monitoring, that software monitors solar production, home energy use and utility rates to determine which power source to use throughout the day - maximizing the use of solar, providing the customer the ability to reduce peak-time charges, and the ability to store power for later use during an outage.
The option of a typical grid-tied PV system is also available and can frequently produce more energy than one customer needs, so that excess energy is fed back into the grid for use elsewhere.
Simply put, solar is the most abundant source of energy on Earth. By capturing the sun's energy and turning it into electricity for your home or business, solar energy is a key solution in combating the current climate crisis and reducing our dependence on fossil fuels and supplementing or eliminating your bill.
If you'd like to see how much your home or business can save, schedule a time for us to create a personalized design and potential savings quote. Call us now at 720-6150 or 740-6963 to help you get started…
