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Going “off the grid” with your power system and not being tied to a local power utility company has a lot of benefits. Whether your decision to go off-grid is out of necessity (building a home in a place where it’s difficult or prohibitively expensive to get power lines) or out of desire (wanting to be more energy independent), here are some important things to know about off-grid solar system installation. Understanding Your Power Requirements and Habits [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtxjU7ptVtk[/embed] Before going completely off the grid, you need to make sure your solar panel system is built to meet your needs. Building an inadequate system will leave you in the dark—literally—if you don’t have enough power stored and available when you need...
It’s easy to think about solar energy and the benefits during the summer months when the sun is shining from the early morning to late evening hours, and you see energy usage peak with appliances like your air conditioner running all the time. But winter months are actually a great time to make the switch to solar power, and the cold weather doesn’t prevent the team from Intermountain Wind and Solar from installing a residential solar energy system. Solar Energy in Winter [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g9a5HQNZ58[/embed] Since a solar energy system generates power from the sun, it’s tempting to think that you would really only benefit from this during the summer months, when sunlight hours peak. What you may not know is that...
You probably know that solar energy is an environmentally friendly alternative to other common fossil fuel options such as coal, and you have heard that getting solar panels installed on your home can help save you money every month on your power bill. What many people don’t know, though, is just how much you are saving. To calculate that, you need to understand the cost and use of kilowatt-hours. Kilowatt-Hours [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ieb4cyNwQis[/embed] A kilowatt-hour (kWh) is a unit of measurement that describes how much energy is needed to power 1000 watts for one hour. For example, if you have a lightbulb that is 100 watts that you leave on for one hour, that uses 100 watt hours. If you have 10...