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| Install solar panels: Help your home become green. | |
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| EvanDinklage | Jun 14 2011, 03:11 PM Post #1 |
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Having solar panels installed in your home can save you a significant amount of money on your electricity bill, and can do so for many years. Electricity costs will continue to rise, and solar panels can help you keep the costs affordable, while helping the planet conserve resources for the future. You can have solar panels installed on your roof which capture the sun's energy and send it to an inverter. From there, the current is transformed and sent to the house, so it works like electricity from your normal provider. You have this connected to your regular meter, so that if you use more, or if you produce too much, you can buy this and apply it to lower your bills further. Green Loans is a government program that helps to get these solar panels on your house. It helps you find loans, with lower interest rates, so funding and paying them back is easier. They assess the house to find out how you can reduce your bills, and you must get this done to apply for the loan. When searching for a solar panels Queensland installer, you need to look for one certified by the Clean Energy Council. These have undergone the process of complying with the council and are accredited to do the job according to specification. They are easily found, since many of these will advertise this specialty in their ads in the paper and online. Green loans can make these services fall within your budget and help you cut the cost of your energy bills now, and in the years to come. Getting a solar panels Queensland installer to fit solar panels in your home can make sure that you and your family can afford to live well. You rely less on the provider for electricity and can produce your own. |
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| Mommacat | Jun 15 2011, 08:07 AM Post #2 |
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First of all, welcome to the forum! This post is interesting and I wonder if you have any ballpark estimates as to the cost of such an installation? |
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| Raven | Jun 15 2011, 10:49 AM Post #3 |
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I too, welcome you to the forum. I have heard that a totally solar dependent system is not strong enough to have all of the little "luxuries" that we have now (computers, washers, dryers, dishwashers, heat, water heater etc) and must be suplimented with another system, is this true? I have no trouble eliminating a great deal of this if the grid goes down but until then I they make my life so much easier. When we do talk to one of these dealers, what specific questions do we ask? Any tips? |
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