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About Us
Long-Term Solar Benefits
A Woman-Owned Company, we are committed to providing excellent customer service and products. Solar panels and shingles can save you money but they also need to be cleaned and maintained on a regular basis.
A Solar Company You Can Trust
Our prices, customer service and transparency are the best in the industry! Unlike other Solar Companies, we explain your options and let you choose what works best for you.
CUSTOMER SERVICE PLEDGE
We pledge to you that we will do everything possible to ensure your experience with us is 100% enjoyable and transparent.
Frequently Asked Questions
Please reach us at mike.b@sol-cen.com if you have another question.
Solar panels convert sunlight into direct current (DC) electricity. An inverter then converts the DC electricity into alternating current (AC) electricity, which is used to power your home or business. Any excess electricity is sent back to the grid for others to use.
The cost of a solar installation varies depending on the size of the system, the type of panels used, and the location of your home or business. We offer free consultations to provide a customized quote.
Solar power is a renewable energy source that reduces greenhouse gas emissions and helps combat climate change. It also provides energy independence and can save you money on your utility bills over time.
Yes, Solar panels accumulate film on their glass over time, reducing efficiency. Branches and leaves may reduce efficiency and cause hotspots allowing panels to overheat.
Solar Centers of America, Inc. does not offer any solar leasing options as we feel that this approach has mislead the public and caused numerous problems for the Solar Industry.
According to Home Advisor, the average annual maintenance costs of a solar panel system with 20 panels are about $450 per year: $150 for an annual inspection and $150 each for two cleanings (for a total of $300). Your maintenance costs may be slightly higher if there's damage to your solar panel system or if you need clean your panels more often due to dirt or debris collecting more quickly.
Solar Centers of America, Inc. performs a 6 point solar array health check including:
1) Professional solar panel evaluation
2) Inspection of the integrity of the glass of the solar panels – breakage can occur from bird damage, tree ; limbs, etc.
3) Check the framework of the solar panels for signs of damage, warping or corrosion
4) Check that the roof fixings are still intact
5) Check for signs of damage from birds or squirrels
6) Check the inverter for error codes
Most installers offer loans for a duration of 15, 20 or 25 years, while banks may offer short-duration loans at lower interest rates and for lower fees. Interest rates can vary widely depending on factors such as the loan amount, duration and the strength of the borrower’s credit. Typical loan amounts are $1,000 to $100,000, and annual percentage rates for people with excellent credit can range from around 6% to about 36%.
“Installers are great at installing solar, but they may not be experts at finance or banking,” said Jason MacDuff, president of greenpenny, a virtual and carbon-neutral bank focused on financing sustainable projects.
Any homeowner considering a loan through an installer should make sure to speak directly to the finance company. Homeowners should seek to fully understand the financial arrangement that they are entering into. For instance, will it be a fixed or variable rate? What are the upfront financing costs? And what is the projected monthly payment?
Be sure to ask about the installation cost if paying cash versus financing, Aggarwal said. Prepayment fees aren’t likely, but it’s worth asking and confirming in the loan documentation, just to make sure, he said.
The answer to this question depends upon your electric provider. Should you wish to make an appointment with us, we will discover and let you know what your provider does.
Looking at your windshield after a rare Texas rain shower makes it instantly obvious why you can’t depend on rainwater to keep your solar panels clean. If you didn’t wash your windshield for 6 months, how much visibility would you lose? Even if the car is rained on, the rain contains airborne dust particles that settle and attach to the surface after the rainwater evaporates, and possibly calcium and hard water deposits. When using our car windshield wipers, we clean the center of the window, but where the wipers do not reach, there is a film of dirt that accumulates. Your entire solar panel is in exactly the same condition as the edge of your windshield - because they are both exposed to the same elements. Visibility through your windscreen is lost due to the loss of light. The same principle holds true for solar panels.
At Google’s campus in Mountain View, CA, they have a 1.6 Megawatt Solar Panel array. Finally, after 15 months of operation, they had the system cleaned and “their energy output doubled overnight. When we cleaned them again eight months later, their output instantly increased by 36 percent. In fact, we [Google] found that cleaning these solar panels is the #1 way to maximize the energy they produce.”
Yes, we have a coating that can be applied to your panels.
The first way a ceramic coating helps increase solar panel efficiency is its hydrophobic properties. When water comes in contact with the panel it is able to bead immediately and help right off by carrying contaminants like pollen, dirt, sand, and more along with it. Also, water beading off the panels decreases the likelihood of water spots which can add to being less efficient just like dirt and pollen. This self cleaning ability will also help cut down on your cleaning and panel surface maintenance times.
Another way that a ceramic coating adds additional efficiency and benefit to your solar panels is its ability to help prevent light from being reflected away. The coating’s ability to reduce the amount of glare or “shine” from the panels allows the cells to absorb more light efficiently.
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Do Solar Panels need to be cleaned? Yes, the U.S. government and numerous industry experts estimate that regular solar panel cleaning can increase your annual solar production 10-20% though increases above 30% are not uncommon.
Do Solar Panels require regular maintenance? Yes, falling branches, animals, birds, etc. can cause damage to your solar energy system that needs to be fixed in order to maximize energy production.
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How can we help?
We are in constant communication with our customers until the job is completed. We feel that every customer has a unique situation so we do not provide a generic, on-line quote. Please contact us to arrange an appointment to discuss solar panel installation or our cleaning and maintenance services so that we may correctly evaluate your needs and provide you the options and information to allow you to make an informed decision. We look forward to working with you.
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