| There are many advantages of installing residential | | | | solar power system can be quite long also. It |
| solar panels on your home. It is clean, efficient, | | | | takes on average 25 to 35 years to fully recover |
| low maintenance and does not create | | | | your capital investment. |
| unnecessary pollution. Many home owners are | | | | Nonetheless, when you engage the service of a |
| considering installing a home solar system to help | | | | solar contractor, you leave all the hassle to them. |
| reduce their monthly electricity consumption. | | | | The contractor will provide services such as doing |
| Due to the rising demand, the residential solar | | | | an energy audit on your home, prepping your |
| power market is becoming the fastest growing | | | | house to utilize solar energy and also dealing with |
| industry in the country. It is now a multi-billion | | | | all the regulations from local authority. |
| market with large international corporations eying | | | | A home solar system basically works by |
| a piece of the pie. | | | | harnessing the free energy from the sun and use |
| How do you prepare your house to use solar | | | | it to charge a series of batteries. This is done by |
| power on a daily basis? The straight forward | | | | using a semi-conductor material known as |
| approach is to engage the service of a | | | | Photovoltaic (PV) cells. |
| professional solar contractor. | | | | When the sun is shining, a constant flow of |
| There are many registered solar consultant in the | | | | electron from the PV cells will be directed into the |
| market. Do a quick search online to locate these | | | | battery bank. A charge controller will be used to |
| companies and then asked them to send a copy | | | | manage the charging process and also to prevent |
| of their company profile. Those that look | | | | overcharging. |
| promising, ask them to submit a proposal and an | | | | Since all battery can only hold Direct Current (DC), |
| estimated pricing quote. | | | | a device known as a power inverter will be used |
| After you have shortlisted the contractors you | | | | to change the DC to Alternate Current (AC). All |
| want to work with, ask them to visit your home | | | | modern electronic gadgets such computer, stereo, |
| to prepare a detail proposal and cost estimate. | | | | plasma TV, satellite dish, cordless phone etc are |
| What would be the average cost to install | | | | designed to run on AC. |
| residential solar panels through a solar contractor? | | | | When you have multiple electrical appliances |
| Unfortunately, the investment would be very high. | | | | drawing power from the home solar system, you |
| Be prepared to spend at least $40,000 for a | | | | will begin to notice a reduction in your monthly |
| complete solar system. | | | | electricity bill. |
| The Return On Investment (ROI) for a home | | | | |