Resource Guide For a SOLAR POWERED HOME

By Discover Solar

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Everybody’s Going Solar

Solar Home Plan - The Process

Table of Contents

1. Factors to Consider

2. Consultation with a solar developer

3. Design and Installation

Solar Home Plan - Important Considerations

1. Electricity Savings

2. Structure and Position of the House

3. Rebates and Incentives

Solar Home Plan - Cost of the System

Solar Home Plan - Savings and Financing Options

4. Solar Leases

5. Power Purchase Agreement

6. Design and Installation

7.What are Solar Water Heaters?

8.Why We Need Renewable Energy

9.The Benefits of Solar Power

10.Why Are Solar Panels Important?

11.Passive Solar Power

12.Why is Solar Power Important

13.Kids Can Learn About Solar Power

14.What is Solar Energy

15.Solar Lead Generation

16.About Discoversolar.org

17. Solar Lead Generation

Solar Home Plan - Community Involvement

A Few Words about Solar Energy

Everybody’s Going Solar

Statistics are the best way of determining how we will live our lives years from now.

And if statistics are to be believed, Consider this.

• Every four minutes, one solar photovoltaic (PV) system is getting installed in the

U.S.1

• If solar installations keep growing with the current rate, by 2016 there will be one solar installation every 1 minute and 20 seconds.

• In Q3 2013, solar installations touched 930 megawatts of photovoltaics (PV). This makes the quarter the largest ever for residential PV installations in U.S. solar market.

• The U.S. is soon to surpass the solar world leader Germany in reaping

solar energy.

Consultation With a Solar Company

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Picking the right solar company is crucial to getting the most out of solar for the future value of your home.

Learn

Expert solar consultants are here to educate and inform, so you are empowered to make the right decision for you. We saw the biggest barrier to solar adoption as the education that is needed to make the right decision for each homeowner.

Compare

Work with the nation's leading solar providers so you can quickly and easily compare all your options and pick the one that matches your needs.

Save

The goal is to help the homeowner save the most money on electricity every year. Team up with a company that will find you the best deal possible in your area, and have them do it for free. Join a company that strives to make the solar shopping experience the smoothest and easiest anywhere in the nation.

The boom in solar installation has been brought upon by consumers’ growing awareness and cognizance of the benefits of using renewable energy. Along with that falling PV prices, government driven financial incentives and technology-specific innovations have also pushed stronger demand for solar.

Over the past few decades, just the prices of solar panels have dropped down to 99%. With so much happening in the field of solar energy, who wouldn’t want to use this renewable source of energy and go cheaper and cleaner?