5 * SOLAR

Introduction: WHY GO SOLAR? Reduce or eliminate your electric bill Fix your electricity cost today Hedge against utility rate hikes Increase the value of your home without increasing property taxes Generate your own clean power on site Fight global warming by reducing your personal carbon footprint Reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil Enjoy reliable energy—PV systems have no moving parts, 40-year design life and 25-year warranty State cash rebates and Federal Income Tax credit + incentives HOW SOLAR WORKS: Solar is a simple, elegant technology that is virtually maintenance-free due to the fact that it has no moving parts. The energy source — sunlight — is reliable, locally available, and always free. solar-diagramA solar electric system is composed of just a few major components – photovoltaic (PV) panels (the generator of electricity) and an inverter (a power conditioning unit). With a grid-tied solar electric system, your system is connected to the local utility grid, which serves as the energy storage and backup for the solar power you generate. During the day when the sun is shining, your PV panels are generating electricity, and if you are not home to consume the electricity, it is fed through the meter to the utility grid and your meter actually spins backward, banking a credit for you. Later in the evening when you return home, you use electricity from the utility grid and your meter spins forward utilizing the credit you accrued during the day. The utility company is required to credit you for the amount of electricity your system contributes to the grid at the retail value of the electricity at the time it was generated. By properly sizing your solar system to cover your electricity usage, you can eliminate your electric bill.