Solar for Residential
Affordable
Solar today is more affordable than ever. Not only are panels becoming more cost-effective, but the State of California provides rebates that pay a significant portion of the cost of your system. If you add your cost for the system into a refinance or home equity loan, you can actually be saving more from your first day of system operation than the cost of the system portion of your loan. You can experience returns on your investment of up to 30% per year over the life of your system. Where can you see those types of returns today?
Significant Cost Savings
Solar provides you substantial savings over the 30+ year life of the system simply by locking in your energy costs today. You’ll be producing your own electricity and won’t be affected by the continuing increases in the cost of electricity from your public utility. Because of these savings, a PV system is also an investment in the long term value of your home and makes selling your home even more attractive. You can’t go wrong with solar.
And if you are interested in the environment or in helping to reduce dependence on foreign oil, solar is the perfect solution. As an example, if you install a 5 kw system, you can be saving the atmosphere from nearly 11,000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year, which is over 300,000 pounds over the life of the system.
Optimized Production & Design Unique to You
Sunstar Energy will conduct a Free site evaluation and review your current electric usage to provide a system that is right for you. We then design a custom system that blends with your architecture, location and site orientation to maximize electricity production.
We also work with you to maximize your electric savings by evaluating your current electric rate to determine if there is a better rate option for you. Our installation team provides skilled and professional service. We can answer any of your questions on your system.
If you have an electricity bill of $250 / month now, you are paying $3,000 / year for electricity. That $3,000 is gone at the end of the year, it is not an investment. Even with no rate electric rate increases over the next 30 years, which is the expected life of a solar PV system, you will have paid $90,000 for electricity.
But electric rates continue to rise each year. PG&E rates have gone up an average of 6.7%/year over the last 30 years. And with oil and gas supplies diminishing and demand increasing due to industrialization in China and India, rates will continue to rise. So over the 30 year expected life of your solar PV system, you may have saved over $200,000 in electricity charges.
Do I need to do anything to get ready for an installation?
SunStar Energy does everything to provide you a turnkey system that is ready to produce electricity from its first day of operation. All you do is turn it on and smile when your electric bill comes in. We handle all aspects of the system implementation including:
- Building permit
- Any construction if necessary, such as installing posts for ground mounted systems
- Inspections
- Filing for rebates
