4 reasons to go solar in 2021:
Home solar energy production is becoming more and more popular. It is more readily available, more efficient, cheaper to acquire, and easy to monitor. If you’ve ever thought of making the exciting switch to solar, here’s 4 reasons to go solar in 2021.
1. Cut down your monthly expenses.
Cut your monthly expenses. With a solar system on your home you own your energy and you actually trade your excess solar energy with the utility for utility power when you need it. Every situation is different and the potential for savings varies, however, even in Western Washington we can produce as much energy as we consume, eliminating our footprint and power bill. Instead of purchasing energy from the power grid as you use it, subject to the steadily rising utility costs, solar panels create for you your own clean energy independence. (According to the Energy Information Administration the utility costs in the United States have increased by about 15% between 2009- present. On average your utility bill rises by 3-5% each year. With solar you can rest assured that you won’t have any surprises when you open your monthly electricity bills.)
2. Solar energy production helps the environment.
Solar energy production helps the environment. Traditional energy production relies on harmful coal fossil fuels and damming rivers. Solar helps eliminate the need for society to produce greenhouse gases. Solar is one of the cheapest and cleanest ways to produce energy, as it is adopted by each household individuals are taking vast steps to combat global warming. A single home solar system is part of a grand vision of a “distributed generation” power grid which will ultimately revolutionize the way society uses, creates, and stores power.
3. Solar can increase the value of your property.
According to the Department of Energy, homebuyers are willing to pay more for homes that have rooftop solar panels. With the awareness of renewable energy becoming widely recognized it seems that adding solar to your home makes it stand out more in the market. A potential home buyer looking at a home with an existing solar system does not need to do all of the research, paperwork, and quoting process. All they need to do is move in and start making some energy and saving on their utility costs. If there is a battery storage system along with it the home also has automatic, clean auxiliary power in an outage!
5. You are the future.
You are the future. It’s estimated that by 2030 solar will become the most important energy source for electricity production in the world. This means that the popularity of solar has only made it more accessible and lower production costs to the point that it’s cheaper than fossil fuels and also isn’t damaging to the environment. The US solar industry currently employs about 242,000 people and generates billions of dollars in revenue. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that solar installers will be the fastest growing job between 2018 and 2028. All and all solar benefits individual households by lowering monthly expenses, potential for automatic auxiliary power in an outage, helps the environment, increases property values, and provides jobs across the US and the rest of the world.
