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Monday, July 4, 2011

Trying To Be Eco-Friendly With Solar Panels

By Adriana Noton


As our world suffers global warming, we want to be eco-friendly with solar panels and do our part to help. By reducing energy costs, and powering your home with renewable energy you can help in a number of ways. Beware, as this technology is just emerging, costs are high, but there is still a return on investment.

The most efficient panels are quite costly, but this also reduces the size of an installation. Use of panels for power, or water heating is gaining in many areas, and with that addressing other areas of the home for their electrical needs. Pools and spas are one area that are being addressed. Heating a pool can be costly, but on solar be very inexpensive to do.

As power companies raise their rates, many are left wondering how much higher they can go. The alternative is going with solar panels. You can start off small and continue to buy panels and build up. Many city governments offer a tax break on homes that put in solar panels. Some will require you use an approved solar dealer on their list, others will allow you to show a receipt they were put in.

Many companies are listed that offer these installations. Verify the company prior to getting work done. A proper quote would include them coming out and visually inspecting your home and roof. Due to the weight of the panels and assembly, it is not as easy as putting them on the roof and being done. A proper install will alleviate damage and possible water leakage. The efficiency of the solar collectors vary widely. The highest quality power collectors cost the most.

Ensuring that the contracted work is fully inclusive is very important. Getting cost over runs tacked on is not a good thing. Make sure to use a well known company where experience and number of installs guard against issues. Be careful of new companies fishing for down payments on work only to go out of business.

Some companies will sub contract out work. In many areas a lien against the house can be placed if a contractor is not paid. You can get stuck in between a payment issue with a main company and a sub contractor. Be careful in what is setup, and throw up any alerts on something that doesn't feel right.

For those that live in rainy and cloudy climates, you should check out other options. Sun powered energy is the best in green living. Even though the costs to go clean can be expensive, it is important to save our plant. One of the better areas for these systems is the southwest. It is typical for their systems to generate up to 7 hours of energy a day. With technology advancing, more and more larger clean living plants are being built to sustain more homes in cities.

These systems can add value to your home when you go to resale it. Homes with major installations of solar are coveted in many regions. High quality water heating, power generation and sub systems are fast becoming a major selling point. Solar financing is also a possible solution.




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