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How to check if your solar inverter is functioning properly
Is your solar PV inverter working properly? Typical things to watch for on the performance of your system are going to be displayed on your solar pv inverter or on your monitoring website. If you have a central inverter, it’s either going to be inside or outside your house, and
Solar Panels for Home: Where the Energy Goes | A&R Solar
Solar Power Systems for home Solar panels for home energy generation are a great way to lower your monthly electricity bill while providing you clean, limitless energy for years to come. Here’s where the energy from your photovoltaic system goes. The first place it’s going to go into your
Why Is There So Much Paperwork With Going Solar?
Going Solar Is Easy with Help From A&R Solar There’s a lot of paperwork involved with going solar and getting your system certified and up and running. We have to make agreements with the utility and you to interconnect your system into the grid. They have to verify that the
Northwest Harvest solar will save food bank thousands
Northwest Harvest’s new solar energy system will allow the food bank to spend electricity savings on direct services. Northwest Harvest has a network of 375 food banks, meal programs and high-need schools across Washington. The network provides two million meals every month. A&R Solar installed the 75.3 kW system on
Do you offer same-as-cash solar financing or solar loans that feature no payment for 12-18 months?
A&R Solar Doesn’t provide Same-As-Cash Solar Financing or Solar Loans Featuring No Payments for 12-18 Months, and Here’s Why. We recommend being extremely cautious about same-as-cash financing. Read the fine print! Many of these “deals” are deferred interest payments. If you can pay off your loan in full within the
Can the Federal Income Tax Credit Cover Roof Replacement Cost to Go Solar
No. While we are not tax experts, we can assure you that adding the cost of replacing your roof into the federal income tax credit equation is a bad, bad idea. Don’t listen to any contractor who tells you otherwise. You don’t want to give the IRS any additional reason
Why Are You Telling Me My House Isn’t Right for a Solar Energy System?
We’re in the business of selling solar energy systems, but for certain homes, going solar just doesn’t make good financial sense. We love our trees here in the Pacific Northwest, but they can definitely be a barrier to solar potential. The shade that trees can cast on your roof means
Why is Having a Performance Guarantee on a Solar Energy System So Important?
Solar Energy System Guarantee: Why It’s Important Because it’s your investment. If you have a solar installer promising you big production numbers and then has no written guarantee to back them up, think twice before signing up. We take great pride in our reputation, and we also care about the
Can I install solar on my pole barn?
Pole Barns: Can You Install Solar Short answer: Maybe. Whether or not you can install solar on the roof of a pre-engineered structure–whether it’s a pole barn, carport, or manufactured home–has to do with its load-bearing capacity. This isn’t the time to guess or hope whether the structure will hold
Why Is NABCEP Certification So Important for Installing Solar
Because we really believe that NABCEP certification matters. A&R Solar has the most NABCEP-Certified PV Installation Professionals in the Pacific Northwest. NABCEP certification is the gold standard for solar. It means that our employees have been through rigorous training and testing–they’ve invested a significant amount of time and money to become
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