Check if your roof is suitable for solar by evaluating its angle between 30 and 45 degrees, direction ideally south-facing, minimal shading, appropriate materials like asphalt shingles or metal, and ensuring it’s in solid condition. Is Your Roof Ready for Solar? Switching to solar energy is a fantastic way to reduce your energy bills, enhance…
As more homeowners consider solar energy, finding the best-reviewed Texas solar company becomes crucial for ensuring a seamless transition to renewable energy. This guide aims to demystify common concerns and questions about solar power, from understanding your electric bill to choosing the right solar plan. How Do I Read My Electric Bill? Electric bills can…
The US IRA (Inflation Reduction Act of 2022) provides diverse sustainable financial benefits through federal tax credit incentives it offers to those who invest in home energy efficiency improvements. Purchasing home energy upgrades and services with new modern electrification technologies now qualifies for a 30% federal tax credit that can be claimed on an individual’s…
Going solar is too expensive! The first solar myth commonly spread is that solar is too costly. However, electric energy costs are steadily rising and are more expensive than investing in solar when comparing long-term costs. Going solar is hedging against inflation rates and rising electric utility costs by having a sustainable and fixed electric…
Electricity is an expensive utility cost for most typical US households and commercial businesses. The cost of electricity has steadily increased over the past decade, and continues to rise as demand for energy resources increase and reserve supplies deplete. Especially in Texas – energy prices are very sore and grid conditions not optimal. During periods…
Imagine Texas’ electric grid as a giant interconnected electric puzzle with pieces that change and vary. This massive complex puzzle comprises a variety of pieces, such as power generation plants, transmission lines, substations, and other grid utility infrastructure parts which provide Texans with electricity. In order to ensure all the pieces properly stay connected and…
What is solar net metering? Texans who have solar panels installed, have the potential to receive electric bill energy credits in kilowatt-hours (kWh), by selling their excess solar energy to the grid when the sun is shining and their home is using less energy(electricity) than what is being produced by the solar panels. The…
Solar energy has become an increasingly popular renewable energy source for residential and commercial buildings. However, the infrastructure requirements for using solar energy differ between residential and commercial systems due to the varying energy needs and building characteristics. We will explore the differences in infrastructure requirements for using solar energy between residential and commercial solar…
Net metering is a popular and widely used program in Texas that can allow residential and commercial solar panel owners to sell excess energy back to the grid. In this blog, we’ll take a closer look at the net metering program in Texas, how it works, and the benefits of participating in it. Watch the…
Winter is coming. In Texas, that can mean consistently hot weather in the 80s or devastatingly cold temperatures with frozen roads, multiple inches of snowfall, and no electricity for days. The latter happened last year in February of 2021 with Snowmageddon/ The Texas Snowpocalypse of 2021. Snowmageddon, otherwise known as Storm Uri 2021, had a…