Are rooftop solar panels right for You?

Rooftop solar panels aren't the perfect fit for everyone, but that's okay. Like any other home electrification product, solar panels provide clear benefits to homeowners needing energy upgrades and electricity bill reduction. The pros of solar outweigh the cons in most situations.

Does rooftop solar generate more electricity in the summer?

Because consumption is averaged over the year and days are longer in the summer, homes with rooftop solar tend to generate more electricity than they consume in the summer and consume more than they generate in the winter.

Is rooftop solar better than natural gas?

In terms of lifecycle emissions — including manufacturing, operation, and end-of-life processes — rooftop solar is around 12 times cleaner than natural gas and 20 times cleaner than coal. Rooftop solar is not only a means of drastically reducing carbon emissions, it has other environmental benefits as well.

Do rooftop solar panels produce more energy than solar farms?

The study found that rooftop solar systems generate 18 to 59 per cent fewer carbon emissions than solar farms per kilowatt during production and installation. Both Pearce and McDiarmid found solar panels generate more energy than were used to produce them in less than two years, even in Canada.

Does solar energy work on a new roof?

Incentives like the federal tax credit also help reduce your up-front cost and increase your return on investment. On the other hand, solar energy doesn't work for every roof, it's not ideal if you're about to move, the upfront cost can be expensive, and finding a local installer can sometimes be difficult.

What are the benefits of rooftop solar & Floatovoltaics?

For example, rooftop solar requires zero extra land and large-scale solar can be combined with agriculture (agrivoltaics) to increase crop and livestock production, and placed over bodies of water (floatovoltaics) to decrease water loss from evaporation.