Residential Solar Panels Los Angeles- Increase Value of Your Home While Lowering Utility Bills

The biggest investment that Florida homeowners John
Hammerstorm and Diane Marshall have made toward energy efficiency
in their home is the 2.8-kilowatt solar panel system they
installed on their rooftop. The photovoltaic panels efficiently
convert sunlight into enough electrical current to provide for
half of their household's power needs. The couple says that their
electric bills has reduced to an affordable price of $50 during
the summer id the AC is used on a regular basis and only $15 when
the AC isn't in use.

If you have considered
Residential
Solar Installation Los Angeles there are a few things to
consider such as the type of equipment that you will need. You
should work with your contractor to determine what type of solar
panels will work best with your home. One general guideline
suggests 1 kilowatt per 1,000 square feet of your house. In
addition to solar panels, the solar installation process requires
a device called an inverter to convert the sun's DC voltage into
AC power. The price of such a system will vary from $15,000 to
$35,000 depending on the location of your home. This cost can be
significantly reduced with federal and local rebates and
discounts.

Many states such as Texas have a rebate program that
reimburses customers $4.50 per watt, enough to cover 45-75% of
the total
solar system Los Angeles
cost. Arizona takes it a step further by offering a program that
lets homeowners install solar energy devices without any increase
to their property taxes. California offers several solar
initiative rebates to those who install a qualifying solar
system. These solar rebates vary according to location, system
size, customer class, system performance and installation
factors. The incentives are paid either as an upfront payment or
a monthly payment based on performance over five years.
Performance is calculated based on the design characteristics of
the solar system such as panel type, tilt, orientation, shading,
and more.

Going solar doesn't mean you need to cut ties to your local
supply grid if your utility company offers net metering. If this
is offered, you can simply plug your existing power lines which
are back in service after sundown and on rainy days. If your
solar power system produces more power than you need, you may be
able to sell the unused watts back to the local utility for a
credit, making your electric meter spin backward. If there aren't
any local incentives available yet in your area, there are still
ways to change that. John and Diane didn't have any incentives
available when they installed their solar system and so they put
together a presentation for the utility's board of directors and
convinced them to adopt a net metering policy.

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http://articles.cnn.com/2008-03-04/living/solar.power_1_solar-energy-devices-rebate-program-solarpanel?_s=PM:LIVING