The Benefits of Installing Solar Panels

Solar or photovoltaic panels decrease your home’s dependency on the main energy grid and in turn your power bill. In fact, panels can produce more energy than your house needs. There’s no waste, though. When that happens, the excess electricity is sent back into the power grid. In many states, you are allowed to sell this extra power back to the utility company in a process called net metering, decreasing your bill even more.

Advantages of solar power include:

• Lower electric bills
• Net metering: Sell your excess electricity to the utility company for even lower energy bills
• Environmental benefits: Reduce your carbon footprint, and run your home — and even your car — on clean,
  emission-free energy
• Increase your home’s resale value
• Take advantage of tax credits from the federal and state government