Solar Panel Installation

Solarcity - Cyprus

Questions to Ask Yourself

Before installing solar panels, it's important to ask yourself a few questions to ensure that it's the right decision for you and your home.

Have you thought about your overall energy goals and what you are trying to achieve by considering a solar system?
Have you considered energy efficiency improvements first as a way to reduce your home’s energy usage, thereby decreasing the size of the solar system required?
Have you looked at your electric bills from the last 12 months, and calculated your average monthly kWh usage and your average monthly electric cost?
If your panels are going on your roof, when did you last replace your roof? Have you had your roof professionally evaluated in order to know when it will need to be replaced in the future?
Have you evaluated how much sunlight your roof (or other location) gets, including orientation, tilt, and shading?
Have you considered how long you expect to be in your home?
Have you talked to your neighbors about your plans to install solar panels?
If you expect to be able to take advantage of the federal tax credit, have you confirmed with a tax advisor that you are eligible and can actually use it?
Have you talked to your utility to be sure you’ll receive the electricity rate (tariff) that you expect for electricity generated by your system?
Have you talked to friends and neighbors who have gone solar, and asked them for recommendations of contractors?
Have you received bids from at least three contractors?
Have you checked your contractor’s references?
Have you asked to see the contractor’s workers’ compensation and liability insurance? If they do not have it, find someone else.
Have you asked to see the contractor’s calculations for estimated energy output?
Do you know what your payments will be and how they will change over time?
Have you calculated (or asked your contractor to calculate and review with you) net savings, return on investment, or payback period, to see if your system will be a sound financial investment?
Have you considered what assumptions your contractor is making about future utility price increases? What is the basis for these assumptions?
Have you read your contract thoroughly before signing? If not, DO SO!!!
If you’re getting a lease or power purchase agreement, do you know what your responsibilities are for maintaining the system?
If you’re getting a lease or power purchase agreement, do you know what happens if your roof needs to be replaced or repaired during the term of the contract?
What are the options for disposal of used solar panels and equipment at the end of their useful life?

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Solar Panel Installation

Solarcity - Cyprus

Questions to Ask Yourself

Questions to Ask Yourself

Before installing solar panels, it's important to ask yourself a few questions to ensure that it's the right decision for you and your home.

Start saving with solar panels

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