FAQs

The simple answer is, “The sun shines down on your roof and magic happens!”

Nope! That would mean that they’re free! Too many companies try to validate this “play on words” by saying, “If the system saves you more on a monthly basis than you pay to own it, is it ‘costing’ you anything?” The answer is no, but that doesn’t actually make it free to buy. You can, however, get it with no upfront costs!

Solar power will help you save money! Plus, it’s great for the environment.

Solar electric systems do not pollute. The manufacturing process does (mining, shipping, assembly, etc.). But once manufactured, solar panels produce no waste at all. Once they reach the end of their life, panels are not thrown into landfills (like some people on the Interwebs like to claim); they are recycled.

Solar thermal panels heat water directly from the heat of the sun. (Much like a garden hose laying in the yard on a sunny day; open the nozzles and hot water comes out!) Solar photovoltaic panels collect photons from the sun and convert them into and electrical energy through a simple (yet complicated to explain) process. Just ask and we’ll tell you all about it!

Yep! Sure will! Not as well as on sunny days, but they generally will produce about 1/3 to 2/3 their normal production, depending on the severity of the weather.

Nope. It’s designed to automatically shut off during a power outage for safety reasons. If the power company linemen or emergency workers (firemen) were to encounter one of these live systems during an outage, it would electrocute them.

The expected lifespan of a newer system is approximately 35 + years in Arizona, but can be up to 55 years in other, less intensely hot states.

There are no moving parts to lubricate and no fluids to change. The only thing you need to do is check your system monitoring once or twice a month, and “make it rain” on them (with your garden hose from the ground) once a month.

This is a super important question! Without getting into an extremely complicated answer, it’s as simple as this: if someone is proposing a system that produces more than your annual to kWh usage, it’s too big and they’re trying to earn a bigger commission! Don’t get suckered by someone trying to sell you a system that will “completely wipe out your electric bill, and get you paid for the overproduction.” Biggest rip off in the industry.

Nothing. A 325 watt panel produces 325 watts, whether it’s 18% efficient or 22% efficient. Sales reps love to use “efficiency” as a selling point, but at the end of the day, it doesn’t make much difference for the average person.

No. No matter what anyone ever tells you, the answer is no. Senate Bill 1254 was passed back in 2009, making it so that HOA’s no longer have the right to tell you that you can’t place solar on your property.

Honestly? Not enough to be concerned about anything.

By adopting the “Triple Seal Method.” It’s the American Roofers Association’s “best practices” methodology for any type of roof penetration. When our certified partners are done, the points of attachments will be sealed better than anything currently on the roof. We’re so confident in our installation process that even though we’re only required by law to cover your roof where we’ve worked for two years, we voluntarily cover it for ten years!

Sure! But it probably won’t work as well as one professionally installed, and you likely won’t get it past the permitting process or get “PTO” (Permission To Operate) from the utility company.

They’re more than durable enough to handle pretty much anything that you or Mother Nature can throw at them.