If you've ever been approached by a solar lease or PPA salesperson or have seen ads for these types of financing options, then you've probably heard that these forms of financing are affordable. While their "no upfront cost" sales pitch may seem appealing at first glance, the long term effect on your budget will probably be .....
Before I begin a discussion concerning lithium ion battery safety, I would like to assure the reader that modern lthium ion batteries are safe and that thermal related failures are rare. Having said that, certain battery chemistries are inherently safer than others and......
What's better than a single sided
solar panel? Why a double sided solar panel of
course. You might be asking yourself, so how on
Earth do you smultaneously illuminate both sides of
a double sided solar panel? The answer.....reflected
light.
With exception to surfaces that are
pitch black in color, nearly all surfaces reflect
some degree of light and double sided solar panels,
otherwise known as Bifacial solar panels, take
advantage of this principle. The double sided
increase in power production......
If it makes you feel better, then maybe. The truth is that unless you live in an area that gets very little annual sunshine or your roof is not large enough to accomodate enough lower efficiency solar panels to meet your needs, then you're probably throwing your money away by paying a higher price for higher efficiency solar panels. Unlike inverter efficiency which is critical to your systems performance.......