How To Choose the Right Solar Panels for Your Home

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How To Choose the Right Solar Panels for Your Home
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• There are numerous components that make up a
  solar system, each of which play a key role in
  harnessing the power of the sun and turning it
  into energy.
• To help you get to grips with the basics of a
  solar system, and make an informed choice when
  investing in panels for your home, here is a
  short guide to the various components of a solar
  system
• Solar panels these harvest energy from the sun
  in kilowatts
• Inverters these convert direct current power
  from the solar panels and batteries into
  alternating current power for appliances
• Mounting racks these attach the panels to the
  roof of the building, poles or the ground

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• Power, utility and kilowatt meters these
  measure the amount of power sent to the grid, and
  the amount of power used from the grid
• AC, breaker and circuit breaker panels these
  join the systems power source to electrical
  circuits in the building
• Lets look at solar panels in a little more
  detail
• There are two main models of solar panel
  available to the public for residential use, and
  these are polycrystalline (poly) and
  monocrystalline (mono). But which should you
  choose?

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• Poly solar panels
• Usually blue in color and made from raw silicon
  poured into square moulds and cut into wafers,
  poly solar panels offer two significant
  advantages to home or business owners
• Affordable
• Because these panels are made with each cell
  using fragments of silicon, instead of a single
  silicon crystal such as is used for mono panels,
  they are the more affordable option.

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• High performance
• With these panels, even when the sun isnt
  shining or there is thick cloud coverage, they
  continue to have an energy efficiency rate of 13
  to 16 on average.
• However, despite their incredible energy rate,
  poly panels arent as powerful as mono panels due
  to the way in which theyre manufactured, and
  they also need a lot more space to be installed.
  Lastly, they are simply not as attractive as mono
  panels because of their blue color.

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• Mono solar panels
• There are also two distinct advantages from using
  mono panels
• More efficient with a higher output percentage
• Requiring less space to install, you can have
  fewer mono panels for a higher rate of energy,
  which comes in at around 15 to 20 more than
  their poly counterparts.

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• More aesthetically pleasing
• Usually black, mono panels offer a clean, uniform
  look and are designed to last longer than other
  types of solar panels. Not only that, but they
  also function well in low light conditions and
  are designed to absorb more energy.
• While mono panels are more expensive per square
  foot, you will need less of them, and their
  longer lifespan means you wont need to replace
  them until a much later date than poly panels.

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• Fortunately, whatever type of panel you choose to
  go with, there are plenty of ways to offset your
  investment with government incentives and tax
  breaks, and a conversation with a local solar
  provider, will help answer all of your questions
  and get you powering your home via the suns
  rays, pronto!

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• Proxima Solar Energy is a proud veteran owned
  organization founded by a group of partners, on
  the premise that everyone should have access to a
  clean, alternative-energy future. Proxima Solar
  provides you the best solar panel installation in
  Dallas and believes that your path to a clean
  energy future should not be difficult or
  complicated, so we seek to bring you simplified
  solar solutions that will benefit today and help
  to ensure a brighter tomorrow. If you are looking
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