In Littleton, CO, an excellent solar panel array on your roof can do wonders for your power bills. Here are some excellent do’s and don’ts we highly recommend every solar panel roofing owner should keep n mind.
Do:
Observe Your Panels
Your solar panel installation team should check the entire array post-installation to avoid any failed performance in the near future.
Don’t:
Clean Them By Yourself
Homeowners can observe their solar panel’s condition. However, we highly advise against cleaning it all by yourself.
Do:
Research The Best Solar Panels
Search engines can give you a great wealth of information about solar panels. In addition, top brand blogs will quickly give you the characteristics that excellent solar panels possess.
Don’t:
Install Your High-Quality Roofs By Yourself
Solar panel manufacturers can sell you their solar panels and warn you about using subpar contractors messing up roofing warranties. Unfortunately, these include inexperienced roofers, such as yourself.
Do:
Find Out About The Property’s Maximum Energy Consumption
Local power companies will willingly give your property’s total monthly energy consumption. This figure indicates the complete energy figure your solar panels must reach.
Don’t:
Buy Solar Panels By Piece
Power consumption estimates give your solar panel installation team enough information that can help them piece your residential solar panel energy requirements. Thus, you won’t have to buy solar panels per piece.
The US Department of Energy has an excellent solar energy adoption guide that every planner should read completely. Read more about it here.
1. Investigate Your Home’s Energy Efficiency
Before starting the process of powering your home with solar energy, homeowners should investigate their energy use and consider potential efficiency upgrades. Homeowners should be well aware of their total electricity usage, and consider low-cost and easy-to-implement efficiency measures before choosing solar.
Explore the following resources to reduce your electricity use:
· Home energy audits: A home energy audit can help you understand where your home is losing energy and what steps to take to improve the efficiency of your home.
· Appliances and electronics: Use your appliances and electronics more efficiently, or consider investing in highly efficient products.
· Lighting: Switch to energy efficient lighting, such as LED light bulbs.
Heating and cooling: If you use electricity to heat and cool your home, your heating and cooling needs will significantly affect the amount of solar energy you need. Weatherizing your home and heating and cooling efficiently will reduce the amount of electricity you need to produce with solar.
2. Assess Your Solar Potential
Before deciding on the best way to use solar electricity at home, assess the potential solar energy that can be produced at your address. Because PV technologies use both direct and scattered sunlight to create electricity, the solar resource across the United States is ample for home solar electric systems.
However, the amount of power generated by a solar energy system at a particular site depends on how much of the sun’s energy reaches it, and the size of the system itself.
Several mapping services and tools are available to help you determine your home’s solar energy potential. Some of the services also offer information on the estimated system size, potential costs and savings, and local contractors. (Continued)
You can always count on us at Roper Roofing and Solar for the best solar panel installations in Littleton, CO. Contact us today to learn more about everything that we can do for you.
