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Why Own Solar?

Deciding to install a solar power system is a financially smart investment as well as an environmentally conscious one. Owning a solar power system will:

  1. Lower your utility bills immediately
  2. Hedge against rapidly rising electricity rates from your utility provider
  3. Generate monetary credits on your utility bill for excess power generated by your system
  4. Allow you to eventually own your electricity at cost rather than "renting" it indefinitely
  5. Increase the value of your property approximately $20,000 for each $1000 in annual utility savings*
  6. Provide off-grid power capabilities cost-effectively for remote applications
  7. Help preserve our planet by cutting down on CO2 emissions from fossil fuel burning power plants

Positive Financial Investment for your Home or Business

Any PV Solar Array installed instantly increases the value of your home or business. In addition, due to the recent affordability of PV Solar Systems and increases in PV efficiency, the system pays for itself over a much shorter period of time. In most areas PV owners gain the benefit of "net metering". This incentive allows PV owners to earn an energy credit on their utility company bill that can be carried forward up to 12 months. And many states also allow PV owners to receive a payment directly from their utility company for the excess power they generate!

Hedge against Rising Electricity Prices

Utility rates will continue to dramatically increase over the next five years. Therefore, installing a PV Solar System in your home or business now protects you from these inevitable cost increases.

Solar electric power is a renewable energy source that is economically viable and available today. Solar power is not dependent on the existence, development or maintenance of a fuel delivery infrastructure, nor is it dependent on the rising cost of fossil fuels. This makes solar an ideal choice for homeowners and businesses looking for more stable energy costs for the future.

Renewable Power Generation

Solar electric power is a 100% renewable energy source. It provides the advantages of other distributed generation systems without dependence on fossil fuels.

Reliability and Low Maintenance

With no moving parts, solar generation systems reliably power residential, commercial, public sector and power plant applications. It has been found that many PV Solar Cells last well beyond their 25-year warranty.

Zero Emissions

Solar power produces no emissions and no noise. As a result, it can be easily sited in densely populated urban or suburban areas on rooftops, parking structures or on the ground.

 

 

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