Benefits of Rooftop Solar Panel Installation for Commercial Buildings
- Go Green with Renewable Energy
Installing solar panels allows you to go green. Traditional power plants use fossil fuels to create electricity. This means the generators may run on coal, gas or even nuclear power in order to produce electricity. By installing solar panels, you are reducing your reliance on municipally supplied power and lowering your carbon footprint.
- Attract Environmentally Conscious Residents, Employees and Clients
Saving the planet and reducing carbon footprints and fossil fuel consumption continues to grow with every generation. Installing solar panels can help you attract clients, customers, residents and employees who are environmentally conscious and wish to do business or work for companies that take the health of the planet seriously by reducing their reliance on non-renewable energy sources.
- Reduce the Operating Expenses of Your Business
You’ll save money on your energy bills. When you have a solar panel system that is connected to your meter and the utility lines, your solar panels produce power that is sent to the utility company. This reduces the amount of municipal power that your building receives and during low power usage times and high solar power generating times, your meter may even run backward. This is called net metering, which is the difference between the power you use from the electric company and the power you generate from your solar panels.
- Better Control Your Future Energy Bills
Electricity costs are always rising. As a business that uses lots of electricity to power equipment and interior and exterior lights, the best way to control your costs is to find alternative energy sources, like solar panels. Solar panels have a typical useful life of between 20 and 25 years. Imagine how much money you’ll save by generating your own power for the next two decades, especially when you consider all the electricity rate hikes that will occur between now and 2040.
- Enjoy Low Maintenance, Reliable Energy
Modern solar panel systems are extremely low maintenance and very reliable. The average lifespan of a new solar panel system ranges between 15 and 25 years, depending on the type of panel. This means that once the system is plugged in and online, it will start producing power, and you won’t have to do much maintenance. You won’t even have to clean snow or ice off the panels, because the snow and ice will melt off the panels within a day or two of the storm. They are also resistant to high winds and strong storms because the systems are designed to withstand certain weather events, like high winds and strong thunderstorms. The only recommended maintenance is to spray them with a water hose every three months in order to remove dust and dirt from the solar cells.
- You can Control Your Costs by Installing the Right Size System for Your Needs
How much power do you wish to generate for your business? When you choose to install solar panels on your rooftop, you can choose the size of the system according to how much renewable energy you want to produce. For example, if you want a smaller system, you may choose to install one that produces 50 percent of your building’s power needs. If you want to go all-in, you can install a system that generates 90 to 100 percent of your building’s needs. It’s all up to you, your goals and your installation budget.