The ever decreasing costs of “going green” are incredibly encouraging to the millions of home and business owners who want to radically shrink the size of their carbon footprint and reduce or eliminate their energy bills. Today, we have so many opportunities to be smarter users of energy, while saving money at the same time. […]
Buyer’s Guide: Understanding Solar Power System Warranties
Buying a solar power system is a major purchase for most people. Since solar panels can last for up to 25 years, this could be a purchase that you might make only once or twice in your lifetime. For this reason, it’s important to have a basic understanding of the components in the system. It […]
Should You Wait for the Cost of Solar Panels to get Cheaper?
The promise of free solar power generated on top of every roof in America, has been a long time coming. But now, it’s finally here and living up to its promise of providing energy from the sun to record numbers of homes and businesses. Since 1979 when Jimmy Carter installed solar panels on the White […]
Are you Crazy to want a Battery Backup system for your Solar Panels?
Besides the energy savings, one of the biggest benefits for photovoltaic solar panels is the fact that they often create more energy than your home uses, especially during the day when you’re not home. However, selling electricity to the power company by feeding excess back to the grid may not be the most cost effective […]
Questions about Solar That You Forgot to Ask
The promise of solar power is definitely an exciting one. It means you’ll save energy and you can lower your carbon footprint at the same time. However, a lot goes into purchasing, installing and using solar power, which means you may have some questions you didn’t ask. We’re here to help with some common questions […]
Doing it Right! – Solar Panel Pure Water Cleaning System
When you first installed your solar panels, you probably noticed a significant drop in your electric bill. With advancing technology end ever more efficient solar panel systems, more and more home owners and businesses are actually feeding power back into their electricity grids with solar power created on their rooftops. However, you may have noticed […]
Why would you consider installing solar panels?
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Things to Consider Before You Install Solar Panels
Solar power sounds like a real win-win situation, right? After all, once you’ve made your initial investment in the solar panels you get free or reduced electricity bills every month. In fact, you can even get credits from the electric company, if your home produces an excess of electricity and you export it back into […]
Understanding the Parts of a Solar Panel System
Solar power has emerged as one of the most innovative ways to produce sustainable electricity. Solar panel systems are a popular eco-friendly, green energy alternative to relying on electricity produced by coal, natural gas or petroleum. The price of a solar panel systems’ components have decreased drastically over the past decade, and many government tax […]
How Do Solar Hot Water Heaters Work?
Solar hot water heaters make use of solar power to heat water. Solar panels are installed on the roof of your house. The pipes within your house carry a solution to the solar panels, which heats them. The hot solution is pumped back to a hot water tank through a heat exchanger that heats the […]
