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Solar TipsIf you are buying solar panels for your home or business and are concerned about their quality and reliability, you must check whether they come with a reliable warranty. Solar panels are expected to last for at least 20-25 years. However, there may be instances where the panels stop working earlier
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Solar TipsConsidering Solar? What Are The Best Solar Panels For You? First of all, my hats off to you for researching the purchase of solar panels for your home. Now, you may be wondering which panel is best for you. People do not invest time in little-bit of light homework to buy solar. Get multiple quotes,
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Solar TipsIntroduction Just one week ago, here in Southern California, the temperatures were hovering in the mid-70s. Well, what a difference one week makes (6/10/19), and it looks like summer temperatures are here to stay. With high temperatures comes significant air conditioning use. The high utility bills
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Solar TipsNet Metering For Solar Panels How solar panels work To understand net energy metering, AKA net metering, first, you must know that the electricity generated by solar panels has to go somewhere. It goes into your plugged-in things like the refrigerator, pool pump, AC, or whatever else is on during th
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Solar TipsSecret Way To Pay For Solar Different Ways To Buy Solar So you’re thinking about installing solar – Let me share that you are in good company. There is currently enough Solar installed in the United States to power 13.1 million homes. This is mainly due in part to the high cost of electricity in sta
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Solar TipsSolar inverters are arguably the most critical equipment in a solar PV system. Inverters are the system's heart. It converts direct current (DC) generated by the solar panels into the alternating current (AC) electricity used in homes. This is necessary because most homes and businesses use standard
Read more →When it comes to solar panels and their accessories, you'll have no shortage of options. Several brands and manufacturers, as well as different product types, vary in several ways. Not only does the brand of your solar panel matter, but so does the inverter you choose for your home. Depending on you
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Solar TipsEasy Way Of Adding New Solar Panels To Existing Systems So you took the plunge to install solar panels on your roof and have now enjoyed the benefit of near-free electricity. Now see how to add solar panels to an existing system to increase your usage. Things to consider before adding new solar pane
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Solar TipsTop Five Reasons To Oversize A Solar Panel System How much solar do I need? How big should your solar panel system be? It may be tempting to install a panel system that will produce the amount of power you are using now. Moreover, maybe even a little bit less than what you use now. […]
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Solar TipsOne of the great things about installing solar panels is that they have an extremely long life span. A typical warranty alone runs 20 to 30 years but can produce power long after being out of warranty. You will have to consider replacing a roof with solar panels. Hopefully, you read this before inst
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Solar TipsEnd-Of-Life Roofs May Need Replacement Before New Solar Panels Understanding the specifics of buying solar for your home can be a daunting task, so we often like to compare it to something we are all more familiar with- CARS. Solar panels become more appealing as more people decide to take back thei
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Solar TipsInstalling Solar Panels On A Rental Property Should you install solar panels on your rental property? Now you may be asking yourself, “why would I go out of my way to spend money on an unnecessary home improvement?” which would be a very fair question. We’ve put this blog post to give you insight in
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