A Possible Explanation. The reason behind the sudden drop in solar pricing is owing to an excess supply of solar panels in the marketplace. The government originally planned to end the 30% income tax credit, aka the Solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) system, in...
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Winter and Summer in the Northern Hemisphere You may wonder why your solar panels yield different amounts of energy at different times of the year. It might be confusing why one year they produced the most power in, let’s say, June, and the next year they peaked in a...
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Send Aikyum Solar Your Annual SCE Energy Usage We’ll Respond With a Complimentary Solar Proposal In order for us to put together a thorough and accurate solar package proposal for you, we need two things: Your monthly energy usage for the past 12 months...
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What is Net Metering? Net energy metering, or “NEM”, is a special billing arrangement that provides credit to customers with solar photovoltaic systems for the full retail value of the electricity their system generates. For example, if you are being...
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What is the Solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC)? The Solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) system, implemented by the U.S. government through the Energy Policy Act of 2005, allows you to receive a 30% tax credit on your purchase of a solar panel system. In other words, if...
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How Long Do Solar Panels Last? Solar panels last 30-40 years, with little to no maintenance required. Typically, solar panels lose about 0.5% of efficiency every year due to depreciation. With this model, after forty years of energy savings, your solar panel system...
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