Why Now?
You can stop worrying about how much energy you’re using and focus on the enjoyment you get from it.
If you are reading this paragraph, you are among the large group of people who have noticed the exponential growth of RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL FACILITIES switching to solar energy, but you are also part of the smaller group who are smart and ask the question “Why?” Congratulations! We have the answer for you here, so read on:
YOUR CURRENT SITUATION BEFORE SOLAR
Each utility company uses different formulas to calculate electricity costs. Whether you are under Tier or Time Of Use (TOU) structure, you are subject to higher costs of energy as your consumption or utility costs increase. For instance, in “Tier Rates” higher energy usage tiers have higher rates. In these schemes you pay more as your energy demands increase. As a result:
- Consumers are paying a lot to utility companies for service charges alone.
- Utility companies have reduced the tiers meanwhile increasing the rates.
- Yearly an approximate of 6% inflation is added to the electricity prices.
- Almost 85% of our electricity is produced by burning fossil fuel.
YOUR SITUATION AFTER SOLAR
How Does Solar Work?
Electricity costs over the years have fluctuated a great deal — annually, seasonally and monthly — but overall, they’ve gone up significantly. A solar energy system can absolutely help you protect yourself against these fluctuations and increases.
Below are some of the great benefits you are entitled to when you switch to solar.
- Reduce/eliminate your electricity consumption by up-to 100%
- Independence: Lock-in your rate and immune yourself from utility rate increases.
- It’s a profitable investment and has a guarantee payback.
- Increases your home value.
- Net Energy Metering (NEM) allows you to sell the extra energy your system produces back to your utility company for dollar value credits. (Limited Offer).
- Provides Security/Reliability towards power outage.
- Fed Investment Tax Credit (ITC).
- Options to go solar with Zero Down
The reasons solar is the fastest growing energy source for heat and power can be summarized as follows:
Affordable & Cost Effective
Due to technological advancements in the solar PV industry, the cost of solar photovoltaic energy has been decreasing significantly since the 1980s. Today you can even save money from day one with no out-of-pocket costs by taking advantage of the competitive financing options to move forward with your installation. Plus, you will never have to worry about energy rate increases.
Increase of Your Property Value
By going solar, you not only decrease your electric costs, you also increase your property value at the same time. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) estimates that on average every dollar eliminated from your electricity operating cost, increases the value of your home by $20. For example, in California, a small 3.0-kilowatt (KW) system can add an average of $17,500-$18,000 to the value of a medium-sized home.
More Efficient & More Reliable
No energy can compare to dependable energy straight from the sun. Thanks to this new technology, you will never run out of electricity, even when an outage happens you will be able to power your electrical devices if you have a back-up battery system in place. Energy is produced even on cloudy days and to top it off now the systems are guaranteed up-to 25 years with manufacturer’s warranty.
Government Incentives
Take advantage of the current government incentives while they exist:
(1) A 26% Federal Income Tax Credit.
(2) Net Metering laws that allow on-grid end users to send excess electricity back to their local utility company.
(3) Low interest financing options.
As some of these incentives are set to expire, it is better to go solar fast.
Clean & Safe
When we use electricity, in reality we are using other sources of contaminating energy, which will gradually destroy our earth. If we continue our current methods of generating electricity, then we will eventually face permanent consequences such as losing our home, the planet earth. Therefore, let’s make a sensible decision and play a positive role in protecting and improving our ecosystem by switching from our old bad habits to utilizing solar technology in order to produce energy.
It is our responsibility to protect the environment and our planet – the Mother Earth. The best way of taking care of the Earth is by using solar energy. It is estimated that a 6kW solar electric system, over the course of 25 years, offsets over 357,000 pounds of carbon dioxide (CO2)
Unlimited & Renewable
Every hour the sun beams onto Earth more than enough energy to satisfy global energy needs for an entire year. That means with turning solar energy into power, we would only need to cover a land-area about the size of Texas to power the entire Earth renewably; meaning without any need for fossil fuels: oil, coal or natural gas. Now we just have to work hard towards that mission with the aid of solar power system which is the cutting-edge technology used to harvest the sun’s energy and make it useable.
Flexible Location
Solar power production systems can be installed at various locations in your home depending on your needs and personal preference. They can be installed on the roof or on the ground. As an alternative, solar panels can be installed on patio covers, or carport structures providing shade as well as producing electricity.
