Solar Facts

While other solar companies have limited financial plans, we offer options. We are experts in finding the best custom solutions to fit your individual solar and financing needs.

Whether you choose to go solar by buying outright, securing financing with one of our leading solar loan partners, lease,  or a Purchase Power Agreement, solar is one of the very best investments for homeowners in the US!

Empower your home with a residential solar system and gain independence over your power supply while safeguarding against potential surges in electricity prices in the future. Harness the sun’s energy and secure long-term cost savings while reducing your carbon footprint.

Not only does going solar make financial sense, it makes environmental sense too. According to Ecomark Solar, in a span of 50 years the average home with solar can help prevent 300 tons of pollution from leaking into our breathable air. That’s like saving a 300-acre forest. Now imagine how the world would look if every homeowner switched to solar.

One way solar panels can save you money is by avoiding utility electricity. Just like growing your own vegetables can reduce your grocery bill, generating your own electricity can reduce your electric bill.

Depending on your state and utility policies, you may also be able to earn bill credits for the electricity you don’t use and send to the grid. Net metering and net billing policies can save you by offsetting some or all of the cost of the electricity you still need to buy from your utility (like at night).

In a few places, you might also be able to sell solar renewable energy certificates (or SRECs). Utilities and other entities that need to meet certain renewable energy requirements can buy SRECs to cover part of their obligation. In states with SREC markets, prices are set by supply and demand and can vary over time. Many SREC markets have seen declining prices in recent years.

There is more to going solar than just putting solar panels on your roof and flipping a switch to turn it on. We consider sun exposure and shading, panel layout, roof condition, and your family’s unique energy needs to design your optimal, customized solar system. Behind the scenes, we work with local utilities, city inspectors, HOAs and AHJs to ensure all proper permits and approvals are in place.

The short answer is that materials within the solar panel, known as semiconductors, allow it to generate an electric current when exposed to sunlight. This is called the photovoltaic effect. It was first discovered in 1839 by Edmond Becquerel.

The process looks like this.

1. Photovoltaic cells in the solar panels absorb energy from sunlight.
2. The sun’s energy causes electrons to move around in the cells, creating direct current (DC) electricity.
3. Wires capture that DC electricity from the surrounding cells and moves it out of the solar panel.

The amount of electricity solar panels produce from sunlight is referred to as solar efficiency. Most solar panels installed on homes have efficiency ratings over 20 percent.

Once the DC electricity has been captured, it is converted to alternating current (AC) electricity with the help of inverter technology. AC electricity, which is used by most home appliances and the wider grid, flows through the electrical panel and is distributed throughout the home to power electronic devices.

Any excess electricity produced by the solar panels is either stored in a battery or fed back into the electric grid.