You are spot on we’ve got some work to do! We know it and will be updating our states shortly.

Cheers and stay tuned,

- Dan

Also, what is happening with national policy regarding net metering? In the past, only a few households will be able to join the program here in Utah because of the cap at .1% of Rocky Mountain Powers 2002 peak demand. That has now changed to 20% of the 2007 peak demand. See the DESIRE site at: http://www.dsireusa.org/incentives/incentive.cfm?Incentive_Code=UT04R&re=1&ee=1

While true solar panels do indeed sit in extreme heat, rain, wind, and dust, depending on the manufacturer, you can expect they will produce at at least 80% of their original output at year 25.

Now, more solar installers are actually guaranteeing this performance and are including energy monitoring software so you can see how many kWh you produce over time. If production ever dips below that amount, they’ll come out and replace the panels at no additional cost.

Check it out and ask about energy performance guarantees w/ monitoring.

Cheers,

- Dan

So lets say I install a solar power system for 20 thousand dollars, I can now look forward to not having an energy bill for 15 or 20 years? I don’t think so.
Solar panels, like the shingles on your house, sit in extreme cold, extreme heat, rain, wind and dust that blows through the air.
I have a feeling they’ll need to be replaced before 15 years are up.
I have little solar lights in my driveway, and they have worked great. For about three years.
Now the solar panels on them have yellowed in the sun and are not as efficient as they were new. The batteries need replacing.

Fill out one of our expert contact forms and we’ll hook you up with a solar expert.

Cheers,

- Dan