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The Top 5 Things You Should Absolutely Know About Solar Power.
When looking to lower your energy costs, there are definitely benefits to replacing current electrical and heating system with one that operates on it's own natural resources.
Especially in Tucson, where the 330 plus day of sunlight and the advances in solar technology combine to form on of the best environments to implement solar energy in the US.
But before you get started here are 5 things you must absolutely know about solar energy.
- Make sure to find out exactly what the local, state and federal incentives are currently available. All this information can be found at the DSIRE (Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy) database at http://www.dsireusa.org/
- Do an energy audit on your existing house. The city of Tucson offers these services. Before meeting a supplier regarding the installation of a solar power system, always have on hand a list of all your electrical appliances together with their wattage and the hours of use.
- Consider starting with a smaller project such as a solar water heater or a solar pool heater before making the jump to full solar.
- When calculating the number of panels you need, use winter sunshine hours rather than summer hours - there are roughly twice as many hours sunshine in summer and the wrong calculation could leave you needing to use backup power in winter more often than you would like.
- Consider having a local licensed installer put in your system (but make sure he has experience with Grid connected systems).
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