Professional Solar Panel Installers in Saint Peters, MO

The moment that sunlight hits a solar panel, electricity is created and a direct current (DC) travels through the wires to an inverter. The inverter takes that direct current and generates alternating current (AC) for use in your business. When you generate more power than you are using, your meter actually runs backwards as excess energy flows back to the grid! With most electric utility companies, this will count as a credit to be used later when you consume more energy than your panels produce.

Net metering is a law that allows for retail credit to be given to customers for power that is sent back to the grid. This ends up being beneficial to the utility company as it reduces the demand on the power lines at peak times of day when the sun is shining and air conditioners are running. However, the utility will typically limit the amount of power that can be sold back at retail rates to the amount that the customer has consumed during that billing cycle. Excess power generated after that point may be sold back for a credit but at a reduced price point. That means you will not want to generate more power than you will use in that cycle due to diminishing returns. Some utilities allow you to keep the retail credits for a full year, while others have a monthly reset.

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We work with several solar specific lending partners that make financing easy. Take a look at our financing page for more details or reach out to one of our energy consultants to see what would be the best fit for you. $0 down financing may be the most popular option and is available at a low interest rate that could provide the opportunity to pay down higher interest debt. Apply For Financing Today!

We pride ourselves in custom solutions for every client. The benefit of this is that we take into account your specific location, roof pitch, shading and orientation into each design. This means that while there are ranges our projects will typically fall within, it is hard to give any real estimate without a conversation about your property and what you are trying to accomplish with solar. This conversation could include storage and backup solutions, applicable product warranties and system performance that would factor into the project cost. To find out more about what an EFS Energy system will cost and the savings associated, get your FREE Solar Quote from one of our Energy Consultants.