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Solar power's benefits

Millie HennickAugust 28, 2018 863 0

Solar power’s benefits

Fighting pollution is often considered the best reason for installing your own solar energy system. But due to the falling prices of solar panels, financial considerations are becoming more important. Solar energy is a gift that keeps on giving for people, businesses, and the environment. No matter what the temperature is outside, as long as the sun is shining, a solar energy system produces electricity to power your home or business for many years to come.

There is a multitude of benefits that many home and business owners around the United States can enjoy by switching to solar. Following are some of the ways that solar can help you save money include:

Decreasing your monthly electric bills;
Take advantage of a 30% federal investment tax credit (ITC);
Providing state sales and property tax exemptions;
Using net metering credits (available in participating states) to offset electricity costs; and
cashing in on Solar Renewable Energy Certificates (SRECs), which are available in some states.

Solar’s advantages are long-term and consistent

The benefits of solar energy don’t stop with the financial advantages. There also are a number of environmental benefits as well, which are less obvious.

Solar takes advantage of the sun’s ubiquity

The sun, a star that is estimated to be in existence for another 4-5 billion years, makes solar power a viable renewable energy method for home and business owners around the world — now and for future generations. Because solar energy is one of the world’s most abundant energy resources, solar systems take advantage of the 173,000 terawatts (TW) of solar energy that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration report “strikes the earth continuously.”
Electricity is measured in terms of watts (W), kilowatts (kW), megawatts (MW), gigawatts (GW), and terawatts:

1,000 W = 1 KW
1,000 KW = 1 MW
1,000 MW = 1 GW
1,000 GW = 1 TW

When calculating a terawatt of solar energy you’re talking about almost unfathomable numbers. Consider that 1 terawatt is equivalent to 1 trillion watts of electricity. Now, multiply 1 trillion by 173,000. Clearly, considering the degree of pollution on the planet, and the inability of some governments to show the courage needed to address the problem, there is a desperate need to think creatively to solve the climate crisis. Solar energy provides the immediate solution

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), solar electricity generation is anticipated to continue its growth from an estimated average of 209,000-megawatt hours (MWh) per day to an average of 287,000 MWh per day in 2019. This means that solar production is estimated to be able to power 287 billion watts of electricity.

To do your part, consider installing a solar energy system to participate in the solar revolution!

Solar power is here to stay, and the sooner you explore how much you can save, the sooner you can enjoy the benefits of residential solar power. Go to HahaSmart.com and try our price checker tool. It tells you how much solar power you need, and how much you can save.

Please visit our solar blog to find out more about the benefits of going solar. 

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