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Money, Energy and the Environment
While solar energy for heating and cooling lowers your
utility expenses, it also reduces your dependence on the grid and helps
minimize your carbon footprint. Did you know that solar power is one of the
fastest growing and most established alternate sources of power in use today?
Yet only a miniscule fraction of this extensive renewable resource is being
tapped.
Switching to solar
energy for heating and cooling has multiple advantages:
- Solar power is available in abundance and cheaper than electricity, oil or natural gas
- Solar powered HVAC systems are reliable, long lasting, offer noiseless operation and are generally low maintenance
- Your investment will pay for itself through year-after-year of energy savings
- In some cases excess solar power can be sold to the grid with the help of Solar Renewable Energy Certificates.
How does solar
technology work?
- Photovoltaic (PV) panels collect energy from the sun with the help of PV cells and convert it into electricity which is used to power your HVAC system.
- A PV cell is made of a semiconductor material (usually crystalline silicon) which absorbs sunlight.
- PV cells are typically combined into modules, or panels, containing about 40 cells.
- Most PV panels go on solar south-facing roofs parallel to the roof’s slope in the northern hemisphere and on solar north-facing roofs in the southern hemisphere.
- An important consideration is how many peak sun hours your system will get and the type of climate. The power of your system usually depends on your geographical location. To read more Click Here
