Saving Money With Solar This Summer
All across North America, people are getting ready for summer and the arrival of hot summer temperatures. Summer weather makes many outdoor activities possible again, but it also makes the time we spend indoors reliant on air conditioning of some kind, a great deal of the time.
No matter how you cool your home – whether it’s by swamp cooler, a window AC unit, central AC, or with fans – summer means higher electric bills. However, it really doesn’t have to. One of the great things about renewable, green, solar energy is that it’s practically free once you’ve paid for the equipment. Read on to learn more about how going solar this summer can lead to savings on your power bills.
The Incredible Cost Savings of Solar
Once your solar power system is installed, you should immediately expect to see savings. This savings is especially pronounced in the summer months, when many homeowners with solar power systems only see a monthly maintenance fee on their electricity bills.
Additionally, many solar homeowners report seeing their meters running backward once the worst of winter weather is over. Further, selling power back to the utility companies where net-metering programs exist can provide many solar homeowners with credits that reduce or eliminate their electric bills in many of the cooler months of the year.
Best of all, if you live somewhere in the country with year-round sunny skies, you’ll likely see savings all year, with the biggest savings coming your way during the summer.
Save Money While Saving the Environment
As nearly everyone knows, one of the ways out of the global climate change mess is through a reduction in energy use. “Recycle, reduce, and reuse,” right? But when summertime temperatures get up over ninety degrees fahrenheit, even the most environmentally conscious of us enjoy a little cooling off indoors.
One of the great things about solar power is that it has an amazingly low carbon footprint. Once the system is installed on your roof, it has almost no negative impact on the environment. If you’re hooked up to a conventional electric grid, you’re replacing dirty power with free, clean energy. We’re essentially talking about guilt-free air conditioning that costs less now, and doesn’t cheat the future of the planet.
Save Money on Your Summer Electric Bills
Solar power is one terrific way to save money cooling your house during the hottest months of the year. Once your solar system is installed, you may end up seeing lower energy bills all year-round, with the biggest savings coming in the summer. That means you get to stay cool in your home, secure in the knowledge that you are doing something for the environment while saving money at the same time.