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utility interactive solar electric systems
Quality Components. Our solar home power systems are designed using only the highest quality components available, and each system design uses a matched set of components that will operate effectively together giving you simple, trouble free operation for years to come. We can select from a variety of solar modules to meet your specific need or preference of shape and size. The SMA Americas' Sunny Boy string inverters (our preferred inverter choice) have been used widely in Europe and in the United States for years. Their sophisticated high voltage string design allows for simple installation of the solar array and small, unobtrusive wiring. With built in ground fault protection and automatic safety shutdown, the SMA inverters are safe for use in your home. The built-in digital display and optional remote wireless display or computer interface assure that you will know how much energy you are producing and how much money you are saving.
Efficiency, the key to success. The key to the successful use of a solar home power system is to take advantage of the many highly efficient appliances, heating systems, and lighting options available today. An average American home uses as much as 4-5 times the electricity needed to provide equal comfort in a house that is designed to be electrically efficient. By choosing efficiency first, you will be able to live comfortably and save money. For more information on efficiency please visit "Efficiency Vermont" for further details.
Incentives. Some benefits of installing a Utility Interactive Solar Electric Power System are:
- net metering allows you to send surplus energy back to the utility grid giving you a credit on your energy bills
- you will produce a known quantity of electricity each year at a known cost, giving you peace of mind as energy prices become increasingly unstable
- choosing solar electric power helps offset greenhouse gas emissions from conventional power plants, reducing one of the primary causes of of global warming
- today's grid-interactive solar electric power systems are extremely reliable, and highly efficient with five to ten year warranties on electronic components, and an unprecedented 20-25 year warranty on solar electric panels
- see our financial incentives page for programs available at the state or federal level which can help defray some of the costs of a solar electric system
What will it cost? For a free estimate of the cost of a solar electric system for your home or business give us a call so we can tell you our turn-around time, and then send us a completed questionnaire. Download the questionnaire as either an MS Word document (56KB) or the PDF version (100KB).
