These days, more and more people are turning to solar power systems to provide electricity to their homes and businesses. Not only is solar electricity a renewable energy source that reduces harmful emissions and spares the environment, but after the initial investment to install the system in your building, going solar can reduce your expenses considerably. Here is a summary on how the system works and in what ways this solar power system can help you reduce your expenses on electricity.
INITIAL INVESTMENT
Unless you are an expert in solar power, then installing a solar power system in your home on your own may not be a good idea after all. You need the professionals to do the designing and installation for you in order to get the most out of your solar power system. Have a company specializing in solar installation assess your structure and customize a system for you. It will be them who will determine where the panels should be placed in order to be to gather as much solar power as possible, generate more electricity and safely connect your system to the local power grid. It might cost more up front, but if you’re willing to invest more at this stage, you’ll greatly improve your savings (and safety) over the long run. Additionally, the government now offers generous tax incentives for solar power system installation, so this can also reduce your initial investment.
HOW IT CAN HELP YOU SAVE
You get to save more money in several ways by installing solar power systems. Here are some of the ways that you get to save money:
1. You get to save on monthly electrical bills because you generate your own electric supply. Every day (even on most cloudy days), your solar panels will absorb energy from the sun, and your power system will convert that into usable electricity. Every kilowatt hour you use of your own solar-generated electricity is a kilowatt hour you don’t draw from your local power grid. The simple analogy is an obvious illustration of how it helps decrease your expenses. Moreover, in cases you run short on your solar energy supply, you can still draw electricity from the local power grid, so you do not have to worry of ending up in darkness.
2. You’ll save by sending excess electricity back through the grid. There are times when you get to produce more power than what you actually need. What is great about the solar energy that you have today is your ability to send back extra energy to the local power grid which then reverses your electric meter. The electric company that supplies your electricity will show their gratitude by deducting the same amount it charges per kilowatt hour from your monthly electrical bill. In essence, you’re selling your extra solar energy to the power company, or storing it as credit for days you need to draw from the grid. This adds significantly to your savings because none of your solar energy is wasted.
Obviously, you get to save more by using solar power systems and these savings do not take long to start piling up. Think about it, what you are doing is also environment friendly.