SOLAR POWER FAQ
Find Frequently Asked Questions about solar panel installation, benefits, costs, durability and more below.
Why Go Solar
Capturing sunlight and converting it to electricity is a clean, pollution-free, efficient, and affordable way to power your home or business. It can increase your home value and lower your electric bills. Best of all, going solar is more affordable than ever with tax credits, solar rebates, net metering programs, and flexible financing options.
A solar panel efficiency rating gives you a measure of how much sunlight a solar panel can convert into electricity. Efficiency for different manufacturers and types of panels range from about 12% to over 20%. SunPower is recognized as making the highest efficiency solar panels in the industry, producing 44% more power per panel, and 75% more energy per square foot over 25 years.
Solar panels are most productive when South facing given our location North of the equator. However, anything from due East to just past due West is a productive solar window.
In some cases, yes it does. This is simply based on what your available roof surfaces are.
The only non-penetrating roof application is on a standing seam metal roof. On all others we use a very reliable roof flashing made especially for solar mounting systems.
Standing seam metal is probably the best roof material, but we frequently work with composition shingle and have a lot of experience with clay tile.
They do not. Off-grid or battery backup solutions are available and your energy consultant will be happy to go over those with you.
This depends on your utility company, local jurisdictions, your existing electrical service, and the type of panels you choose. Our energy consultants will create a custom proposal for you that includes system size, design, costs, benefits, financing options, and the available federal, state and local incentives such as tax credits and rebates. We will walk you through the proposal during your appointment, which will take place at your home, at our solar design center, or virtually over the phone and online.
At a very high level, we can tell you that most of our customers tend to finance their investment and can do so with no money out of pocket and a payment that is often below their energy savings from day one. Our cash customers typically see a payback in 5-12 years, and an IRR that exceeds what the general stock market has historically returned over the last 70 years.
It depends on if your utility offers such a program – this is something our energy consultants can research for you.
Why Choose Design My Solar
Capturing sunlight and converting it to electricity is a clean, pollution-free, efficient, and affordable way to power your home or business. It can increase your home value and lower your electric bills. Best of all, going solar is more affordable than ever with tax credits, solar rebates, net metering programs, and flexible financing options.
SunPower solar panels convert more sunlight to electricity, producing 44% more power per panel, and 75% more energy per square foot over 25 years. They are the most efficient panels in the industry, and SunPower provides a 25-year complete coverage warranty on all their products.
SunPower solar panels convert more sunlight to electricity, producing 44% more power per panel, and 75% more energy per square foot over 25 years. They are the most efficient panels in the industry, and SunPower provides a 25-year complete coverage warranty on all their products.
There are a lot of options out there, and we have done a careful job to curate our solar panel offering. Our primary panel partner is SunPower, a US-based company with the most efficient solar panel in the world.
Texas ownership, superior products, best warranty, outstanding customer service, and the most experience. But don’t take it from us – see what our customers have to say. We’re proud to be rated the #1 solar contractor in Texas.
