Blog posts tagged with 'solar energy'

When considering installing solar panels on your roof, one of the common concerns is whether they are too heavy and could potentially damage your roof structure. Let’s delve into this topic to understand the weight considerations and factors that determine if your roof can support solar panels effectively.

Once you have your solar panels installed, you may wonder: What now? Solar panels are an excellent investment, and for further benefits, you could consider adding a solar backup battery to your solar panel system. By combining the backup battery with your solar panels. Adding battery storage can significantly enhance the benefits of your solar setup, providing greater energy independence, increased savings, and improved resilience. Here’s a comprehensive guide to why and how you can add batteries to your existing solar system.

In Virginia, solar energy is gradually becoming the dominant power source. The state is committed to advancing renewable energy development, particularly in the solar sector. Through policy support and technological innovation, Virginia has made significant progress in solar power generation.

Hope for an energy grid completely powered by renewable energy may seem unreachable, given our current heavy reliance on fossil-fueled sources and the fear that renewables wouldn’t generate energy consistently enough to ensure grid stability. But a new study from Stanford University indicates that such a world is far from far-fetched.

In this blog, we will discuss the top 10 advantages of solar energy in commercial buildings.

Since the birth of life on earth, it has survived mainly on the thermal radiant energy provided by the sun. This energy source is known as solar energy.

If you’re new to solar energy, you may be skeptical when hearing that excess solar power produced by your solar panels can spin your electricity meter backwards. One intriguing aspect of solar power for homeowners is its ability to make the household electric meter spin backwards—a process facilitated by a system known as net metering. This phenomenon not only exemplifies the benefits of solar energy but also highlights the potential for energy independence among consumers.

Compared to wind energy, solar panels are the better choice for your home because solar provides a more predictable energy source, may cost less in the long-term, requires less space, and causes less disruption to the environment. Ultimately, solar panels are the better renewable energy source for your home compared to wind turbines because they are more reliable at generating power in all conditions and more compatible with different property types. Visit our blog to learn about more financial and environmental benefits of solar energy that other renewable energy sources do not offer.

With global warming, it is increasingly recognized that carbon dioxide generated by the use of energy in buildings is a major source of warming.

To understand how solar energy works on a cloudy day, we first need to understand how solar panels generate electricity.