Find Answers To Commonly Asked Questions
Our team has created answers to your most commonly asked questions below.
1Will I see a decrease in my energy bills?
We have customers that enjoy significant energy savings year round. When
we improve performance and efficiency we can all find ways to save. Our
customers enjoy more than low utility bills, their homes are healthier,
they’re more comfortable year round, experience lower maintenance and
replacement costs and ultimately a lower solar quote
2Isn’t solar power too expensive?
It’s a myth that solar power is too expensive. The panels are more affordable
and efficient then they have ever been. Incentives from the Federal
Government have made solar even more affordable. Some regions have
additional incentives at the state and local level that offer additional
savings to homeowners. Once panels are paid off, homeowners enjoy free
energy and no electric bills. Our Performance Specialists can review what
incentives homeowners are eligible for based on their region.
3How long does it take to install the solar panels?
Panels are generally installed four to six weeks from the agreement.
Permitting and coordination with the utility company to activate the system
can affect the time.
4Will solar panels work in a region that snows a lot?
Snow will influence the effectiveness of solar. A panel needs exposure to
the sun for the photovoltaic cells to gather ultra violet rays from the sun.
The panels are resilient and if covered by snow, the panels would be the
first location to melt. Once the panels were exposed to the sun they will
continue producing power for you.
5What about dark cloudy months? Does that affect solar panels? Can I run out of power?
A common myth about solar is that it doesn’t work in regions with cloudy
conditions. Germany produces more solar than any other country on the
planet. Germany’s climate is more like the Northwest’s than California’s. It’s true that a panel in direct sunlight will have an opportunity to produce
more power, than one that is not. However, an advantage we have in cloudy
regions, over places like California or Arizona, is that panels perform better
under cooler temperatures.
6How does your company make homes more environmentally friendly?
Sol Solutions Today has an ambitious goal to prevent 200 million pounds of CO2 from being released in the atmosphere over the next five years. Equivalent to pulling 200,000 cars off the road for a year.
We provide our customers with strategies to optimize their home performance. Our belief is that an optimum performing home is going to lose less energy during the winter, creating warmer and more balanced temperatures in the home. Homes will gain less energy during the summer, making for cooler more comfortable temperatures. Heating and cooling systems will run less, which creates lower utility bills, less maintenance expense and fewer replacement costs. Our customers also enjoy improved air quality and relief from issues like carbon monoxide, radon gas and mold/mildew concerns. As our customers shift to solar, it will be more affordable to do so, because they will not need to produce as much energy.
We provide our customers with strategies to optimize their home performance. Our belief is that an optimum performing home is going to lose less energy during the winter, creating warmer and more balanced temperatures in the home. Homes will gain less energy during the summer, making for cooler more comfortable temperatures. Heating and cooling systems will run less, which creates lower utility bills, less maintenance expense and fewer replacement costs. Our customers also enjoy improved air quality and relief from issues like carbon monoxide, radon gas and mold/mildew concerns. As our customers shift to solar, it will be more affordable to do so, because they will not need to produce as much energy.
7What are the challenges with working on a home that was built 20, 50, 100 years ago?
Every home is different and there is no such thing as a universal install.
The best way to know the opportunities for your home is to schedule
a performance review. Our company works with the newest home
performance technologies. We have a lot of flexibility in how we accomplish
our customer’s goals.
8How does your company make homes more environmentally friendly?
Our solutions help customers to improve their home air quality protecting
against important issues like Radon gas build up, carbon monoxide,
allergen buildup and mold/mildew. Our customers enjoy homes that
lose less energy, which increases year round comfort. Lower demand on
heating/cooling systems and the roof means increased lifespan. Because
our customers have more energy efficient homes, their energy needs
are less and ultimately, they can install smaller solar energy systems.
This allows us to offer our customers tremendously more value and
improvement at similar or smaller investment than a solar only quote
9How has solar technology improved over time?
The biggest improvements to the technology have been in the inverter
technology and manufacturing. Inverters are more efficient and cost
effective to produce. Utilizing micro inverter technology has increased the
efficiency of panels and offers homeowners the ability to easily expand on
existing systems with plug and go technologies. This gives homeowners
the opportunity to start small and expand on their system as their energy
needs grow. As homeowners switch over to all electric cars and companies
like Tesla continue to create technologies like the Powerwall for solar home
owners. We’re beginning to see the market develop with the idea of us all
becoming solar homeowners.