The buzz surrounding solar energy is reaching astounding levels, with homeowners across the country making investments in solar panel systems that are paying off in spades. If you’ve been considering adding a solar panel array to your home, you’ve likely been wondering about the cost versus the benefits you can reap. Here are five concrete reasons to take your home solar in the coming months.
1. Significant Savings
The most pressing question for homeowners is typically about the return on investment they can expect, and rightly so. The most obvious benefit to solar panels is that they power your home without the ever-increasing cost of electricity. A well-designed system can cover all your home’s energy needs and even produce some extra, keeping your electric bill predictably low or even nonexistent.
In California, homeowners with solar storage solutions can even make money by selling excess energy generated during the day and selling it back to the grid at peak nighttime demand prices.
2. Increasing Affordability
Solar panels are more affordable than ever, and when you add in federal incentives the deal gets even more attractive. The Inflation Reduction Act includes an extension of a tax credit for solar installation, netting homeowners 30% of the cost of installing solar panels through 2032.
3. Power Resiliency
The alarming rise in power outages due to grid instability is affecting more and more homeowners. A solar energy system with solar backup batteries can keep your essentials like refrigerators and hot water up and running during grid failures or other outage events. Depending on the size of your solar battery system, you can sail through outages with hardly any inconvenience.
4. Property Value
Just like a renovated kitchen or nicely finished basement, solar panels are considered a home upgrade that can boost your home’s value. More potential buyers with environmental concerns are willing to pay a premium for the convenience of buying a home with a properly-sized solar energy system that’s already installed and functional.
5. Versatility
Solar panels aren’t just a summertime benefit—they work all year long in a surprising array of climate and weather conditions. Even places like Alaska that have long periods of dark and cold winters are seeing success with solar panels, so you can imagine how much more efficient they are under California’s sunny skies.
The Simply Solar Advantage
While cutting-edge developments continue to roll out, residential solar energy is a well-established technology that has been saving homeowners money and increasing energy independence for decades. Simply Solar is here to help make solar systems more accessible for California homeowners looking to get in on the rush to clean energy. From your initial energy audit through planning and installation, our in-house technicians and workmanship warranty guarantee the quality of your system for years of benefit.
Call Simply Solar at (707) 285-7037 to request a free estimate on going solar in the Bay Area or Fresno.
