Catch the Sun, Cut the Bills

The first step in my process is getting an accurate measurement of your annual Kwh usage; this is usually displayed on a graph on your electric bill. This is the best way to get a very precise measurement of your needs because it shows data from all seasons. This is important because most houses don't use the same amount of electricity in December as they do in July and (vice versa)

Example: Your house uses 10,000 Kwh per year

When building a system design there are many different things factored in, making solar different for everyone. Things such as roof angle, roof direction and any obstacles such as trees blocking direct sunlight from getting to the panels all can affect how much energy your system will produce. Once this information has been gathered and calculated I use your (Kwh usage) to determine how many panels you will need to produce your annual Kwh Usage.

Example: You use 10,000 Kwh a year and with your roof angle, amount of sunlight and roof direction each panel can produce 1,000 Kwh a year so you would need 10 panels

This is the most important part! How does this work? The answer is very simple, right now if you use traditional power the energy coming into your house is all tracked through a meter which then you get billed for at the end of each month. With solar you get a new meter that doesn't just go into your house but also sends energy back out to the power grid. When you send energy out to the power grid you get a bill credit for each Kwh you send out to the grid. This bill credit system allows you to overproduce during the day for your electric needs at night when the sun isn't shining and same thing with summer (overproduce) vs winter (use what was overproduced during summer months). 

Example: Your house uses 10,000 kwh of electricity we built a system to produce 10,000 Kwh throughout the year and you produce 7,000 during summer months and only 3,000 during winter months but you use 5,000 in summer months and 5,000 in winter months. The extra 2,000 Kwh you overproduced in summer months would go as bill credits and be used for winter when you only produce 3,000

 When you go solar with ShawnSellsSolar there is $0 upfront investment and unlike almost any other solar program you don't have to take out a huge loan either! We offer what is called a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). This means the only thing the buyer has to do is agree to buy the electricity that comes from the panels at a fixed price that is guaranteed for 25+ years through a contract. All of our systems also come with a 25-year Energy production guarantee meaning if your system doesn't produce the amount said in the (PPA) we pay for the difference. The cost is a fixed monthly payment you start paying only once the system is turned on and generating electricity. The amount depends on how many panels you need to generate the electricity.

Example: Your house uses 10,000 Kwh of electricity, with the electric company your cost per Kwh is about 22 cents (on average). This means your yearly electric costs are $2,200 or $183 per month. We built you a system that can produce that same 10,000 Kwh and because of your roof angle, shade and roof direction the electricity that comes off the panels you can buy for 17 cents per Kwh (on average). This means your new yearly electric prices would be 1700 or a fixed 141 a month! This means the average home first year saves about $500 on electric costs a year or about $42 a month.