Sep 10 2008
Where You Should Get Your Home Solar Energy Products
If you are looking for a solar energy efficient home then you are going to have to start shopping for home solar energy products and a contractor to properly install them. There are many ways to find a reputable dealer of home solar energy products and it is in your best interest to check out a contractor before you hire them. Any good supplier and contractor for home solar energy products will insist that you check their references and you should go ahead and do that.
But you should also take your own initiative and check other resources to see if you are getting a good contractor. When it comes to buying home solar energy products you want to be certain you are getting someone that knows their business and cares about the work they do. The person that installs your home solar energy products will touch many parts of your home so make sure you check them out before they get started.
One of the easiest things you can do is drive around your town and see if anyone else is having home solar energy products installed. If there are several projects going on and one contractor seems to be doing the bulk of those projects then obviously that contractor is worth talking to. It may not seem likely to find many home solar energy products installations going in your town but you would be surprised at how many people are converting to solar energy. Take a trip around your town some time and see what other people are up to, you will most certainly be surprised.
Always Ask the BBB
A great place to check on any contractor is the Better Business Bureau. Most people will report a bad contractor to the BBB and from there you can see for yourself what kind of record contractors have in dealing with the public. You can either contact your local BBB office or go to the BBB website and check out the contractors for yourself. Chances are that if other people are having problems with a particular contractor then you will too.
Always check out contractors before you hire them and always look into a company’s business dealings before you sign on the dotted line. You can never be too safe and in the newer business of home solar energy products you want as reputable company as possible to do the work that is so very difficult and important.
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I would suggest home owners first reduce the amount of energy they are consuming and then evaluate if tackling solar PV is right for them. There are so many different ways that energy consumption in the home can be reduced that are cheap and easy to do. We’ve even listed over 80 on the Energy Conservation page of our home web site.
To me it starts with a home energy audit. Many local utilities are offering them for free. We had one done on our home last fall and it was very worth while. We learned much about home energy conservation and the recommendations were specific to our home so we knew what to do, how to do it and where to spend our energy conservation money. The energy audit report included easy to understand charts and graphs and really helped us make more informed decisions on energy consumption and conservation.
Dan
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