I produce energy: my solar system

User: peterdcompton@gmail.com

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Action: 2375 - Rooftop solar

I am an energy producer!!!!!

Just in time for long summer sunny days my rooftop solar system is in place and now connected to Eversouce.  I used EnergySage.com which made the process of shopping for a good installer much easier.  They even offer a free consultation with someone who knows residential, rooftop solar systems and the install process extremely well.

Through EnergySage I was given a dozen or so proposals from potential installers (just open an account with EnergySage online and provide some basic info).  I chose SmartRoof Capital.  Not because they were the cheapest but they use top-tier equipment and proposed a suitable system (OK they were almost the cheapest).  The EnergySage consultant I was paired with helped me understand the pros & cons of each proposal.

My wife and I decided to look into solar when we realized the huge pine trees around our house had to go.  A couple neigbors had trees fall on their house or across their yard.  It got to the point were we were sleeping downstairs on windy nights  - so the trees had to go.  That opened up the sky over our house and to offset the air conditioner working extra hard we looked into solar.  Bingo!  The numbers work out such that I think we will get payback in less than 5 years.  Also hearing homes with solar are getting a slight premium when being sold.

I suggest contacting EnergySage as a first step.  Then contact me if you like.  Or a neighbor who  has solar. The process takes a few months and I suggest owning your own system if you can swing the initial financial outlay. 

Now I honestly feel excited about producing energy.   I did not expect that.  I may do a battery car and heat/AC pump down the road.  This just feels right.

Peter