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Turning our roof into solar gold!

Solar energy is sustainable, renewable, plentiful and is getting less expensive all the time. By investing in roof top solar a homeowner can make the one home improvement that starts paying back the moment it is switched on.

Our solar array in New Hampshire spins sunlight into gold in several ways:

  1. Lowers our electricity bill. In our first year we’ve paid zero to the power company from May – Oct. and energy credits earned over the summer have been applied to Nov. and Dec. Feb – April our electricity usage is offset by a percentage of solar power with April’s utility bill being close to zero.
  2. We’ve shifted energy costs from propane to our solar power. By installing heat pump mini-splits for AC and some heat and a hybrid heat water heater, we’ve greatly reduced our propane bill.
  3. SREC – Solar Renewable Energy Certificates (SRECs) are created for every megawatt-hour of solar electricity created. We generate about 10Mw a year which are sold for $270.
  4. Any excess electricity left over in March is paid back to us via check by the Utility.
  5. Reducing our carbon footprint – our system has offset 8 tons of carbon in the first year after being install.
  6. We are on track to pay for our solar array and back up battery in 12 years. After that we’ll be generating free electricity for at least another 10 – 20 years.
  7. Increased home value – according to Zillow adding solar to your home increases its value by 4%. One study by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory showed that on average, solar increased the value of a home by about $15,000
  8. Tax credits from the IRA climate act allow tax deductions of up to 30% of the project costs.