Trusted Solar Panel Installers in Napa, CA

Yes, going solar is a no brainer. Energy companies like PGE increase by approx 10% annually. Solar allows you to pay 20 to 30 percent less for your energy and lock At your lower rate for the next 25 years. Solar also adds tremendous value to your home when you go to sell it. You may also qualify for Sizable Tax Deductions and Rebates.

Solar Panels on your roof convert the sunlight to Dc Current, that electricity is then transferred to your inverter which converts that energy to Ac Current = usable electricity. Any excess energy is sent back to the grid and your utility then gives you credit for. This is also called net metering.

The investment tax credit is a dollar for dollar credit on your taxes. If you owe $10,000 in taxes at the end of the year and have a $9,000 tax credit (assuming 30% of $30,000 solar system purchase), then your taxes now are reduced to only $1,000.

What is important to you as a homeowner is that it is a tier 1 panel. Tier one panels will all be manufactured to certain high standards and will carry a 20 or 25-year performance guarantee. A performance guarantee simply warrants that after the specified number of years the panels will still deliver the amount of electricity they delivered the day they were installed minus a specified degradation factor. A degradation factor is the amount of electrical capacity that a panel loses each year. This Is normally if the .5% to .8% range. Other than that, most tier 1 panels are very similar in many other ways. It is not necessary to pay for a name you are familiar with. If you think of it, look at the light bulbs in your home, are they General Electric, Westinghouse, Sylvania or Philips, or does it even matter.

The amount of roof space you need is based on the size of the solar system. Residential solar energy systems can vary in size from 50 square feet to 1,000 square feet. A good rule of thumb to remember is that a square foot of the PV module area produces 10 watts (W) of power in full sunlight. For example, a 2,000 W system would require about 200 square feet of roof area.