Keeping your solar panels out of the shadows
When designing a solar system we use the latest tools to assist us in providing the optimum solar design for our customers. Shading plays a very important role in the design of a solar system. If it is not considered your system could be producing much less electricity than it could be if it was ...
What size Solar Energy System should I get?
Roof mount Solar Roof mount solar systems are usually limited by the amount of southern facing space you have on your roof. By southern facing I mean from about 100° to 260°. Most people end up trying to put as much solar on their roof as possible. Ground mount Solar When there is enough space ...
Will my solar system be outdated as soon as I install it?
Modern inverters are 95-96% efficient. There isn’t much room for these devices to improve because heat is a natural by-product of converting high voltage DC electricity to standard household AC electric. The panels themselves haven’t been seeing much improvements as far as efficiency is concerned, they have been seeing improvements in manufacturing cost reductions which ...
Share your solar energy with the power companies
In 2004 the PA General Assembly passed a law, Act 213 of 2004. This law requires PA’s utility companies to provide a certain percentage of their power from renewable sources. Furthermore it gets even better for solar because there is an additional requirement that requires a share of that renewable energy to specifically come from ...
RECs = CASH!!!
As I mentioned in my last post when you generate 1 megawatt hour of electricity you are issued a REC for being green. The power companies need these credits because they are required to create solar power. Since they do not create enough solar power they have to purchase the “greenness” from someone who does. ...
What is a Renewable Energy Credit
Renewable Energy Credits or RECs for short are a certificate that gets created when you produce 1 megawatt of clean power from a renewable source.In PA they are called Alternative Energy Credits. So both terms are interchangeable. A specific type of REC that was produced by solar is called a SREC. RECs are important to ...
How much does your solar installer know?
Does your solar installer really know what he/she is talking about? There are credentials for solar professionals. Be sure your solar installer has the knowledge needed to give you the best installation possible. Read this HomePower magazine article that does an excellent job of explaining the differences.
