Install A Home Solar Power System

Installing a home solar power or wind power alternate energy solution saves money and saves our environment. This article summarizes the typical solar power components.

As we all know, the world is currently facing a significant energy crisis. As such, it only makes sense to make the slight up-front investment in an alternate power solution at home. Not only does it help the local energy crisis struggle, but also helps save power for the entire world. Installing a home solar power or wind power alternate energy solution saves money as well sav es our environment.

Among the alternate power solutions, the home solar power system and the wind power system are the most popular and are becoming more cost-effective and far less cumbersome than in the past. Wind power is one great solution, just not all of us can deploy it at our homes because of minor requirements. To implement a wind power system, we need a fairly large area and have an average wind speed of the area at least 11 miles per hour. Although these requirements are very easy to meet for most, in comparison, the solar power system is typically easier to implement. The only requirement is an abundance of sunlight.

A complete solar power system can have many different elements. Typically, people implement a few or all of these components, as needed. A few of the most common components are as follows :

Solar Cooker: A solar cooker is one of the most popular solar energy system that is typically used in homes. It has several advantages :

No use of fuel : solar cookers do not use any fuel other than sunlight, which keeps you saving power and decreasing those electric bills.

No polluted emissions : solar cookers do not emit any gases to the atmosphere nor does it produce residue. It makes for the most eco-friendly cooking system.

Variety of cooking : You can roast, boil, and bake, etc!

Healthy cooking : The food prepared by means of a solar cooker is very healthy. You can typically prepare meals for family of about 5 in a small cooking box all at the same time.

Solar thermal system : Installing a solar heating system or solar thermal in your home can provide your home’s temperature requirements. It allows you to maintain a steady temperature in your home without the worry of electric bills. Due to its increasing popularity, heating systems have become not only cost-effective but also aesthetically pleasing.

Solar generator : A solar generator is simply a device that can run all your electrical appliances and more utilizing our earth’s free solar energy. This device can convert solar energy into electrical energy by means of solar cells called photovoltaic cells, storing energy in these cells for later usage. A solar generator is sometimes also referred to as the solar lighting system. Simply put, installing a home solar generator is such a wonderful power-saving and cost-effective idea. Just think of getting all that free electricity!

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How does solar power really work and how can you benefit from it in your home? In the following I will try to answer these and other questions, so keep on reading…

Solar energy is basically energy gathered up from the sun. This energy is extremely powerful, it is available on every part of the world and is it just waiting for us to take advantage of it. Solar energy is unlike most other energy sources completely inexhaustible. It is only a small fraction of the sun’s rays that hits Earth, but is more than enough to provide the entire population with all our power and energy needs.

The biggest issue is to learn how to gather this energy efficiently and in a manageable way. Today many different methods exists to take advantage of this gigantic power source and these technologies are constant being refined and developed. The concerns about the availability of the conventional energy sources and the fluctuating prices are causing many people to take interest in utilizing renewable energy sources, like solar energy.

It is reasonable to expect a further improvement of the solar power technology the exists today and the invention of brand new way to use solar energy over the next decades.

For the time being the most well know and tested methods includes:

Solar cells: Solar cells are also know as photoelectric or photovoltaic cells, and as the name implies these cells turn sunlight into electricity. Solar panels consists of modules of combines solar cells.

Solar water heaters: Water is heated from the heat from the sun, through glass panels installed on roofs or other places with access to the sun light. These glass panes are known as solar collectors and they utilize the heat from the sun (called solar thermal energy) contrary to solar cells which uses the sun’s light.

Solar furnaces: A relatively new solar power method, which uses reflective surfaces like mirrors, to concentrate the rays from the sun into a single point. In this single point an extreme amount of energy is concentrated, which can be used to create electricity or used in the electrolyses process of creating hydrogen from water.

The benefits of solar energy:

• Inexhaustible energy source.
• Free to use.
• Completely pollution and waste free.
• Can be used in remote and almost uninhabited parts of the world.
• High scalability, can be used for low power purposes as well as high power.
• There is no need to process the energy source before use (unlike fossil fuels).

SunRun is happy to announce that for the first time ever, New Jersey homeowners can go solar for $0 down!  Now, with SunRun, New Jersey homeowners can get their home solar panels for homes installed for free and start saving money immediately with SunRun power plans.

We’re so excited about the news and the fact that now, every New Jersey homeowner who wants home solar can now afford it.  Since SunRun began offering home solar in New Jersey earlier this year, we’ve partnered with trusted, local installers Mercury Solar Systems and Trinity Solar, and signed numerous New Jersey homeowners.  We are confident that this will bring us closer to our mission of making solar affordable to every home in the country.

The 2010 Olympics will kick-off today, February 12th, in Vancouver!  Like everyone else, we’re excited for the winter games to begin – what’s more gripping than watching skeleton racers slide headfirst down a track at 80 mph?   But, we’re even more excited about seeing the Vancouver Olympic Committee’s commitment to sustainability in action.  In an effort to be the greenest Olympics ever, the Committee has pledged to manage “the environmental, social and economic impacts and opportunities of our Games to produce lasting benefits, locally and globally.”

So, what are some of the ways in which the 2010 Olympics have gone clean & green?

• LEED Olympic Villages: The two Olympic athletes’ villages are targeting LEED certification of silver or better for its buildings.  LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) provides a framework for green building design and construction in energy savings, water efficiency, carbon emissions, indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources.  Vancouver is targeting LEED “Gold” green building certification for the Village’s new buildings and “Platinum” for the Village community center.  The Vancouver village also uses heat captured from the sanitary sewer’s main line to address the village’s heat and water needs, and has streets designed primarily for pedestrians and bicycles.  In addition, the village’s buildings are fitted with solar panels for homes and self-sustaining “green roofs.”
• Electric Zambonis: These electric ice grooming machines are much more environmentally friendly than their gas or propane counterparts.  The initial cost of these electric Zambonis are twice as much as the traditional ice machines, but are cheaper and cleaner to run ($0.25/run versus $3.00/run for propane machines & $4.00/run for gas machines)
• Public Transit: Not only are all Olympic and Paralympic venues accessible by public transportation, but ticket holders have unlimited access to all public transit on the day of their event.  Extra train cars and buses have been added to accommodate the crowds and public parking is not available at any of the game venues.
• Reducing Fleet Emissions: Over one-third of the fleet vehicles are low-emission vehicles (51 are hybrids and 32 have Active Fuel Management).  The hydrogen-powered Chevy Equinox is the official automobile of the Games.
• Offsetters: The Olympic Committee is using “Offsetters,” a BC-based carbon asset management company to offset its emissions and reach its carbon-neutral goal.
• Waste Diversion: The Olympic Committee aims to divert 85 of its Games-time waste from landfill.  To support this goal, Coca-Cola has ensured that 95% of its waste materials will be diverted from landfills and Mcdonald’s has committed to source separation of organics, waste, and recyclables at its Olympic restaurant locations with 90% of its packaging will be made from renewable resources.
• Olympic Torch: 90% of the materials for the Torch were selected for recyclability, its combustion system minimizes greenhouse gas emissions, and even the remaining fuel will be recycled.
• Recycled Medals: Olympic and Paralympic medals contain recycled metals.

The Games are a great opportunity to showcase clean energy and energy efficiency initiatives and Vancouver has done a great job in placing sustainability front and center.  This Olympics, we’re not just going for the gold, we’re going for the green!

Ever wonder what it’s like to be a solar installer?  Last Wednesday, I climbed onto the roof of a San Francisco home and found out.  With a team from PetersenDean, one of SunRun’s partners, I was able to witness firsthand the ins and outs of home solar installation.

2:00 pm
<img class=”alignleft size-medium wp-image-6881″ style=”margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 6px; border: 1px solid black;” title=”home solar roof” src=”http://blog.sunrunhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/solar-roof-199×300.jpg” alt=”ready to install solar panels for homes” width=”199″ height=”300″ />I’m on-site by early afternoon.  It has been a rainy week and I was worried the rain would spoil my installation plans, but luckily the skies clear by the time I arrive.  The installation team is headed by lead electrician, Steve, and Javier, the head rooftop installer.  There are three others– Gustav, Eddie, and Leandro.  They are hard at work when I arrive – Steve is in the garage, working on the inverter; everyone else is up on the roof, installing the solar panel mounting system on which the solar panels for homes will rest.

Climbing up onto the roof is quite possibly one of the most frightening experiences in my life.  The ladder seems to go on forever and with each uncertain step, my legs shake.  This particular home has a flat roof, which means the team needs to install a mount rail system in order to place the panels on an angle; lucky for me, this also means that I can stand on flat, solid ground.  The team chuckles at my nervousness.  “You’ll get used to it in a week,” they tell me.

2:30 pm
Gustav starts spreading grey gravel on the bottom of the mounts, in order to disguise the black sealant.  We have to make sure we scrape the gravel off the bottom of our shoes when making our way down the roof, so we don’t slip from the reduced traction.

3:00pm
The next half-hour is dedicated to wiring.  The team guides three different wires – black, white, and copper, through metal poles.  According to Javier, the thick black wire is for the negative connection, white was for positive, and the copper is the ground wire.  It becomes quite complicated after that and I use this time to move away from wiring and ask Javier other questions:

Me: How long have you been a solar panel installer, Javier?
Javier: One and a half years
Me: What were you doing before then?
Javier: I was a supervisor for construction sites.  For 17 years!
Me: Wow, what made you switch? How did you find out about solar installation jobs?
Javier: I looked on the internet. Installing solar panels for homes is a lot less stressful than construction.  This is better.
Me: Well, that’s good – what’s your favorite part of the job?
Javier: Definitely laying out the panels, that’s the best part.  And we get to go everywhere to install panels; I like to travel.  Sometimes in San Francisco, sometimes in Monterey County…  This July, through December, I’m even going to Texas – installing over 400 panels.  It’s going to be a big job.
Me: How long do home solar installations usually take?
Javier: Usually two to three days. Today’s just going to take one or two, though.

The installation team moves quickly and efficiently, occasionally conversing in a mix of English and Spanish.  I observe them with pen, paper, and camera and try to stay out of their way.  They tell me they work on installations every day; I can’t help but think of all the jobs home solar panel installations have created – team manager, lead electrician, roofers, and that’s not even including the jobs created further down the supply chain.

3:30pm
By this time, the winds have chilled and I am freezing.  Clad only in my SunRun long sleeve, I muster up the courage to climb down the ladder and get my fleece sweater, which I had left on the ground level, with Steve.  “Don’t look down,” Eddie yells down.  I can’t help it.

In the garage, Steve is tinkering around with the inverter and we get to talking:

Me: What are you working on right now?
Steve: This here is the inverter.  The electricity from the roof solar panels for homes goes to the inverter, where it’s changed from DC to AC power.  From here, it goes to the SunRun meter.  If something goes wrong, SunRun is the first to know!  Then, they call us.
Me: Do you have solar panels for homes on your roof?
Steve: We don’t right now because we’re trying to move but if we don’t end up moving and stay in our home – we’ll definitely get panels.

4:00pm
Eddie helps me back on to the roof.  He climbs down the ladder and climbs back up with me; I feel slightly foolish for making him go through the trouble.  He tells me he’s been with PetersenDean for fifteen years, starting right after high school graduation.  That’s a long time.

<img class=”alignleft size-medium wp-image-6931″ style=”margin-right: 11px; margin-top: 6px;” title=”laying out solar panels for homes” src=”http://blog.sunrunhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/laying-out-solar-panels-300×199.jpg” alt=”solar installers laying out home solar panels for homes” width=”300″ height=”199″ />The team has started laying down the panels – Javier’s favorite part!  The panels are dark and slick-looking, 18 in total.  Javier tells me he likes to lay them all flat before screwing them in one by one, so he can measure everything out and align them precisely: “I like them to be super straight.”  Javier is quite the perfectionist.

He has home solar panels for homes, as well, he tells me – has had them for six years now.  I ask him why he decided to get home solar panels for homes and his face glows.  “The bills!” he exclaims enthusiastically, “My electric bill went from $200 to almost $10.”  Javier is from sunny Santa Cruz.

4:30pm:
The installation crew members climb up the ladder with additional panels held over their shoulders.  Quite a feat of strength and balance; move over Cirque du Soleil!  When I express amazement, Leandro laughs, “This is nothing.”  They finally start screwing the panels onto the mount.  I take so many photos that my camera battery dies shortly after I completely use up my memory card.  I shift gears to writing notes.

While Eddie and Javier work on aligning the panels, the others work on connecting the wiring underneath the solar panels for homes.  This is very careful and precise work; talking ceases and silence abounds.  It is cold and quiet and I pull on my hood as the wind starts to blow.

5:00pm
All solar panels for homes are installed, secured, and connected!  Cleanup begins immediately – everyone does his part, cutting excess metal off the edges, picking up loose tools.  Another tucks in the wiring, making sure that not a single wire touches the physical roof.

I bid the solar installers farewell and make my way down the roof, to say goodbye to Steve.  Steve tells me they just need an additional half-day until they are completely done with the installation.  The next step is to complete the wiring from the solar panels for homes to the meter.

I’d only been up on the roof with the solar panel installers for around three hours, but I’m exhausted.  I feel more connected than ever to the solar energy movement now that I’ve seen it in action.  In a matter of hours, solar panels for homes were installed and a regular home was transformed into a clean, green solar home.  And that’s all in a day’s work for a home solar panel installer.

The importance of a clean energy economy was visited time and again in President Obama’s State of the Union address.  With such strong support coming from the White House, we here at SunRun are very excited about what 2010 will bring for solar.  SunRun’s president, Lynn Jurich, spoke to Fox Business on Thursday about the future of the solar energy sector, as well as the hundreds of green jobs the solar industry has been able to create.

Not only has home solar become an affordable option for millions of homeowners, but it has also been able to create clean, permanent jobs.  According to research, for every six homes that goes solar, a green job is created — and that’s not including the other jobs created down the supply line.  And these are jobs created within the nation – here and at present.

Watch the Fox Business clip to hear more about green jobs, federal subsidies, and the future of solar.

SunRun’s newest Colorado customers, Bert and Kendra Prospero, were featured in today’s Denver Post as the first Coloradans to hold a home solar lease.

Interested in installing home solar panels for homes, the Prosperos had been deterred by the high upfront cost.  This all changed when they learned of SunRun’s solar lease program, which has allowed the Prosperos to go solar for $1,000.  With a SunRun solar lease, homeowners can skip the costs, avoid the hassles associated with owning solar panels for homes, and cut right to the chase: saving energy and money.

Check out today’s Denver Post article to learn more about the Prospero’s journey into home solar and affordable home solar leasing programs!

Is your home perfect for solar? Not sure? Take SunRun’s new solar quiz to check if your home has solar potential! Select your roof pitch and level of shade, enter your ZIP code, and find out if your home makes the grade. Get the Your Solar Grade widget and many other great free widgets at Widgetbox! Not seeing a widget? (More info)

Chances are that if you didn’t know your home was ready for solar, your friends and family won’t either — make sure to share the home solar quiz with them by installing the widget on your blog, Facebook page, or website.  Home solar electricity is a great way for you to save money and support clean energy so don’t wait to see if your home’s ready. For a more accurate assessment of your home’s solar potential or to learn more about solar energy across the nation, visit SunRun’s new Solar Calculator and Map.

New Jersey has the second largest number of solar homes in the United States, and there are more than a few New Jersey solar installers to choose from. In fact, if you search ‘New Jersey Solar Installers’ on Google, you’ll find over 12 million results! Finding the best one could take you a lot of time and effort. When SunRun came to New Jersey in January, we chose two of the best installers in the state to partner with so that you wouldn’t have to do the work. We’re proud to introduce our partners, Mercury Solar Systems and Trinity Solar, two of the very best installers in the state.

Mercury Solar Systems, is one of the leading solar integrators on the East Coast with operations in New Jersey, New York (including Long Island), Connecticut and Pennsylvania. The company designs and installs solar electric and solar thermal energy systems for the commercial and residential marketplace and to date has installed over 1,000 solar systems totaling several million watts of energy. Mercury’s dedicated team of engineers, solar installers, electricians, and project managers deliver the highest quality turnkey service to its growing customer base. Mercury Solar Systems is a subsidiary of Mercury Energy (formerly Aquus Energy), a leading provider of solar energy systems throughout the United States, and backed by Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.

Founded in 1994, Trinity Solar has grown to become the largest integrator of solar electric systems on the East Coast. Trinity specializes in servicing residential, commercial, and non-profit clients. Trinity delivers high quality products and operates with a sense of integrity and honesty. System installations are conducted by Trinity’s own fully trained and licensed staff and managed by veteran onsite supervisors. By utilizing internal staff, Trinity is able to closely monitor and control all aspects of system installations. From safety to quality, Trinity provides its clients turnkey, high-quality solar electric systems that perform in the manner they were designed.

New Jersey residents are in the best of hands with SunRun and our partners.

If you’ve got friends or family in New Jersey who have always wanted to get solar, send them to SunRun’s solar calculator to see how much it will cost for them to get solar with SunRun.

Or, check out SunRun’s New Jersey solar page.

If you’re thinking about getting home solar, you’ll most likely get solar panels for homes placed on the roof of your home.  Here’s why.

• Your roof receives the most direct sunlight for the longest period of time than any other part of your property.
• The panels are unobtrusive sitting on your roof.  You won’t be able to see them, and where possible they will be placed on the back slope of your roof.
• They don’t take up any space you want to use for other things.  If you’ve got lots of open property, this may not be an issue for you.

Here are some things to consider when evaluating your roof for solar:

Age of your roof

Examine your roof to check for weather damage or wear and tear. If it’s been more than 20 years since your roof has been tended to, a specialist should look at your roof. Since solar panels for homes have long lifespans, the wise decision would be to do any roof updates that will need to be done before the installation. That way, once your solar system is up and running on top of your home you won’t have to think about anything and just let your system create your family’s electricity.

Available space

solar panels for homes take about one square foot of space for every 10 watts the system will produce. Therefore, if  you want 3000 watts produced on your home, you will need about 300 square feet of open space on your roof for panels. This means planning your system’s design around any fireplace chimneys that would block the panels. However, even if you install a smaller system that doesn’t cover all of your energy needs, the solar system will still offset some of your utility charges…allowing you to make the most of a small roof space and still creating some renewable energy.

Direction of your Roof

The most effective solar panels for homes are on roofs that face south in the Northern Hemisphere, that way the solar panels for homes get maximum exposure to sunlight. Houses that face east or west can still generate solar power and an installer will alert you if your house fits in this category.

Type of Roof

Installers have been doing solar for many years and are well educated in the different types of roof that are supportive of solar. The easiest type of roof for installers to work on are composite shingle roofs and the most difficult ones are wood-shake roofs. Massachusetts’ popular roofing option of slate roofs are not compatible with solar installations.  In general, most roofs can hold solar panels for homes but there may be added fees for more equipment and steep angled roofs.

Angle of Roof

The angle of your roof can make a difference in your solar system’s price. For example, the steeper your roof is the harder it is for installers to navigate and install the panels. Installers may add on extra charges if your roof is incredibly steep and hard to work on, but you will still get solar panels for homes. Flat roofs require more equipment because of the reverse tilt that goes on under the brackets to tilt the panels to make sure as much sun hits them as possible.

Shading

Making sure there are no objects blocking the sun from hitting the solar panels for homes is very important. If surrounding trees are proving to create shade, you do have some options.

As the foundation of solar panels for homes, investigating and investing in your roof beforehand is always a good idea. Once you do so the next step is taking the plunge into solar panels for homes and reducing your dependency on dirty forms of energy!

<img class=”alignleft size-medium wp-image-5792″ style=”margin-right: 11px; margin-top: 6px;” title=”home solar panels for homes” src=”http://blog.sunrunhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/iStock_000007078510Small-300×200.jpg” alt=”home solar panels for homes” width=”395″ height=”262″ />Technological terms, by nature, can be a mouthful.  But their acronyms can be just as esoteric.  PBI, kWh, SREC?  Enough is enough.  Today we’re going to unpack these solar abbreviations and show home solar for what it really is: simple and relevant.

Let’s start with the basics:

• PV (photovoltaic): is a cell that converts solar radiation into direct current (DC) electricity.
• Si (silicon): a semiconducting material found in most solar cells.  It absorbs photons in sunlight and creates energy.
• kWh (kilowatt hour): a unit commonly used to measure energy delivered to customers by electric utilities.  It can be understood as the amount of energy consumed by a 1000-Watt appliance running for 1 hour.  For example, the average American household uses 920 KWh/month.  This is equivalent to running your microwave for 920 hours in a single month.
• MWh (Megawatt-hour): 1 MWh is 1000 kWh.  This unit is often used to measure larger amounts of electrical energy in power generation and that consumed by industrial customers.
• DG (distributed generation): also known as on-site generation, DG is when electricity is generated close to where it is used, such as your roof.  Generally, DG reduces the amount of energy lost, size and number of power lines and power plants necessary to transmit energy from generating stations.
• NEG & NEM (net energy generation & net energy metering): with home solar, you can end up generating more or less electricity than you use.  NEG is the total electricity your panels produce minus the electricity you use from the grid.  NEM means that the electricity you do generate will feed into the grid and earn you credits against the electricity you do pull from the grid.  Your utility bill will then reflect only the net energy you’ve pulled from the utility.

The next step is paying for solar.  Following is a list of abbreviations that address solar financing and government incentives.

• PPA (power purchase agreement): a financing option for residential solar in which a solar company owns (and installs, monitors, maintains) your solar panels for homes; you pay for electricity.  With PPAs, you avoid the high upfront costs of installing solar and pay a monthly rate that depends on how much energy your panels produce.
• UFI (up-front incentive): a payment or rebate up front for installing solar panels for homes.
• PBI (performance based incentive): a payment or rebate paid based on actual energy production, compared to a UFI, on a $/kWh basis.  A PBI benefits those with larger solar power systems.
• ITC (investment tax credit): the federal ITC is a 30% tax credit for installing a solar system in your home.  You can apply this credit to your tax bill in the following spring.
• PTC (production tax credit): the federal PTC is a per-kilowatt-hour tax credit for generating electricity, for a certain period of the solar system’s operation.  Those who are less interested in PTCs can apply for an ITC, and vice versa.
• EPBB (expected performance-based buy-down): an EPBB is a type of up-front incentive based on an estimate of your solar system’s expected performance.  The performance estimate is based on system size, geographic location, orientation at time of application.  The EPBB incentive is offered only to systems smaller than 30 kW AC in California, under the California Solar Initiative.
• PACE (property assessed clean energy): cities are beginning to offer PACE programs which provides a loan for your solar panels for homes.  The program pays for the panels and you pay for the solar system on your property tax bill, over approximately 20 years, with interest.  PACE provides loans for the cost of the panels, before the federal ITC is rewarded – this means that you will need to make payments on a larger, pre-ITC loan.
• SBC (societal benefits charge): funding for programs that provide benefits to society, such as low-income, energy efficiency, and renewable energy programs

Some states not only offer financial incentives but also encourage solar energy production through other means.

• RPS (renewable portfolio standard): an RPS provides states with a way to increase the generation of renewable energy using a market-based approach.  It requires utilities and energy providers to supply a certain percentage of their electricity from renewable sources.  Right now, states with RPS requirements require between 4 and 30 percent of electricity to be generated by a specified date.
• SREC (solar renewable energy certificate): an SREC is the property right to the environmental benefits associated with generating solar electricity.  Homeowners who generate solar electricity are credited with 1 SREC for every MWh of electricity they produce.  Utilities that have to fulfill an RPS requirement can purchase these SRECs on the open market.
• ACP (alternative compliance payment): Utilities that have to comply with RPS requirements but find SRECs to be scarce or unavailable can provide an alternative payment (i.e. $300/MWh)

Whether you want to learn more about solar or help bring solar to your state, you’re not alone!

• ASES (american solar energy society): the nation’s leading non-profit association of solar professionals and advocates.  ASES publishes a solar magazine, organizes conferences, and has over 13,000 national members.
• SEIA (solar energy industry association): the national trade association of the solar industry.  SEIA works to make solar mainstream by advocating for federal policy that removes barriers and improves market conditions for the U.S. solar market.
• CSI (california solar initiative): the second largest solar initiative in the world, after Germany, and the largest program of its kind in the United States.  The CSI is part of the Go Solar California campaign and aims to ensure that California generates solar and reward systems that provide maximum solar generation.  This initiative builds on years of state rebates and offers incentives based on performance factors, in order to lower the cost of solar systems for consumers and build a self-sustaining solar market.

We hope that this helps make residential solar easier to understand.  Though it can seem complicated — especially if you’re dealing with installation and financing on your own — home solar is one of the simplest ways you can save energy, cut costs, and help the environment.

SunRun’s first home solar system was installed this week by REC Solar in Boulder, Colorado.    Homeowners Humberto and Kendra took advantage of SunRun’s Colorado offer:  $0 to upgrade their home to solar.   They’ll start saving immediately with clean solar energy.

As a reminder, SunRun partners with REC Solar, Namaste Solar and Real Goods Solar in Colorado.  All three companies are experienced installers and provide the highest quality solar installations.

Interested in learning more about SunRun in Colorado?  Contact us today.

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