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7 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Solar Energy System

| 10/31/2018 11:03:00 AM

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Having a solar energy system can help you to reduce your carbon footprint and cut down your electricity bill. However, you may not be getting the most optimal results by having a solar system on its own.

Whether you’ve installed solar panels for financial or environmental reasons, the following recommendations can help you use your solar energy system more effectively and get the most out of the power it produces, which will allow you to pay off your system faster, pull less power from the grid, and potentially even create a surplus of energy to sell back to your utility.

1. Install LED lights

Older light bulbs use only a small percentage of the electricity they take in to make light while the rest of the energy is lost as heat. Modern LED bulbs, on the other hand, use almost all of the electricity they take in to make light. In fact, a good LED light bulb only needs about a tenth of the electricity as a traditional light bulb to produce the same amount of light, so they aren’t pulling as much energy from your solar system to light your home.

Additionally, because LEDs are so much more efficient, they last much longer than incandescent bulbs. This means that replacing the lights in your home with LEDs will pay off quickly.

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2. Purchase smart thermostats

Smart thermostats, like other smart devices, allow you to remotely control your home’s temperature via mobile or internet-connected devices. Many smart thermostats allow you to program the temperature to change based on the time of day, and some can even learn your habits and automatically create energy-efficient heating and cooling schedules based on how you typically adjust your thermostat.

8/10/2019 9:08:59 PM

"Watts per hour" is not a measure of energy. You pay by the watt-hour. Instead of smart plugs, use power strips. Much less complicated, and cheaper. Cable TV boxes waste a lot of power even when off. Best to get rid of cable TV altogether.

11/1/2018 1:30:55 PM

I love my solar energy set up. I got it from a DIY company- Missouri wind and solar. they will build you a system that matches your needs. check it out.

11/1/2018 1:30:54 PM

If you are interested in reducing your carbon footprint as well as a energy friend DIY company- check out missouri wind and solar . They will built you a system that matches your needs and explain how to put it together- great company


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