How sun power reduces pollution for business

The first commercial solar adoption was rooted in affecting environmental change. Early photovoltaic (PV) technology adopters saw it as a potential solution to what had become a global energy crisis. Homeowners soon became interested, not only for the environmental benefits but for financial benefits as well.

Solar pioneers were sometimes called hippies, tree-huggers and any number of pejorative environmentalist terms. These early solar advocates were the inspiration for the environmental movement. These pioneers pushed solar as a viable alternative energy source and made environmental causes popular the world over.

Solar installations at an all-time high

All of that tree-hugging opened the door for progressive energy policies. Today, solar energy adoption is at an all-time high (in 2016, the U.S. increased its solar installations by 95%, the highest growth rate on record). However, now it’s not just the environmentalists championing the cause. According to a recent SunPower survey, 87% of business respondents cite saving money as one of the primary reasons for initiating solar projects. Some of these projects are estimated to save hundreds of thousands of dollars (or more) in electricity costs over the life of their commercial solar panel system.

Environmental impact of solar

During periods when the sun is shining brightly, solar panels may produce excess power, allowing you to send the extra energy to the grid for credit against your utility bill. This credit can help offset the cost of the electricity to use energy from the grid at night or during cloudy or hazy times.
Additionally, electricity prices are highly volatile and difficult to project. By generating your own clean electricity onsite, you can potentially eliminate your company's exposure to price volatility and power outages from the electrical grid. Climate change threatens everything from our water quality to our food supply and wildlife habitats. But solar power, unlike fossil fuels (coal and oil), is a clean, green inexhaustible supply of renewable power. So, it produces far fewer greenhouse gas emissions (CO2), the main culprit behind pollution, chronic health conditions and global warming.

There has never been a better time to install a solar energy system!

If you want to move into the future and join the solar revolution, or if you want to find out what solar panels are right for you, go to HahaSmart.com and try our price checker tool. You can see how much a system will cost, and how much you can save over the next 20 years. 

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