Selecting Home Solar Panels…
Solar panels have many different class options that can get a little overwhelming to choose from. The main thing to help make the decision super easy is to choose a quality brand name like REC, QCell, or even Hyundai.
• Solar Panel Quality Level: Either Monocrystalline or bifacial solar panels are worth choosing over Polycrystalline solar panels. (Better production, better durability, better look.)
• Solar Panel Color: The color of a solar panel is either full black or white lined. White lined panels tend to be cheaper than full black. The black color tends to be exclusive to Monocrystalline or Bifacial type solar panels.
• Shade Protection: Not all solar panel are created equal. Especially in this category! When shading happens to your solar panels it can cause massive production loss. Shading can be caused by a passing overhead cloud, growing trees in the yard, snow, pollen, or even a simple leaf. Highly recommend getting the best shade protection possible with a solar panel brand that excels in shade protection. These are companies like REC or QCell.
• Solar Panel Warranty: Most solar panels come with a minimum 25 year manufacturers warranty usually. An excellent quality solar panel will come with a 30 year warranty. The best overall manufacturers warranty is REC.
• Solar Panel Proper Sizing: Choose a solar panel that pairs best with your solar inverter. (Power wattage usually ranges between 440 watts to 490 watts.)
Choosing Solar Inverters
A solar inverter is the equipment that will have the app you use to control & monitor your home solar power.
• Most Installed Solar Inverter in the World: Enphase & SolarEdge are two-sides of the same coin. Enphase is great on rooftops. While SolarEdge excels at ground-mount solar fields.
• Best Warranty Support & Customer Service: Both Enphase & SolarEdge have outstanding 25 Year Warranties that also helps pay for any labor to replace solar parts that maybe needed in the future.
• Most Affordable Home Solar Inverter: SolarEdge Central-Inverters are more affordable to install than Enphase Micro-Inverters.
• Best Monitoring App & Data Management: Most inverters have software apps to track & monitor solar production. Enphase app is easiest to use, and gives you more in-depth data points on individual solar panels.
• Best Shading Protection for Better Production: Enphase micro-inverters are best used in areas that have shading issues from trees, rooftop vents, chimneys, & coverage issues like snow, leaves, or heavy pollen.
• Best Inverter for Large Scale Solar Systems: Because of their affordability, SolarEdge is best for larger ground-mounted systems, or wherever shading are less of an issue.
• Best Inverter for Home Battery Storage: Enphase micro-inverters are by far the industry leader in home storage batteries. They have easy home integration, product quality, and system support that has earned them the top choice.
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