Getting the Right Solar Panel System to Work at Home

Alternatives to Full-Scale Solar Panels

There are a lot of reasons why a full-sized residential solar power system may not be right for you. Maybe your homeowner’s association won’t allow full panels on your roof. Maybe you don’t want to take on debt for a solar power loan. Maybe you have an older home that your local historical society won’t allow to have solar panels. Even though you can’t get the full solar system, there are many other ways to use solar power and significantly decrease your energy costs.

If you live in a home with significant heating costs, then you should consider a solar-powered heating unit. These units are placed in the wall of your home with an outside solar panel that collects sunlight. The units then convert the solar power to run the heating unit, which pumps out cold air and allows warm air inside the room. These units can heat up to 750 square feet each. If you installed one in each of your rooms with peak sunlight during the day, you could feasibly heat a 2500 square foot home or less. A good place to buy these versatile wall solar units is from GroSolar, who can also install these units quickly and inexpensively. Or, if you’re handy with tools, you can install these systems yourself.

Everyone uses hot water, whether you’re taking a shower or washing dishes. Solar water heaters are the biggest selling solar item after full-scale solar panels. It’s estimated that over 1.2 million homes have solar-heated water tanks, and most states will give you a rebate or a significant tax credit after you’ve purchased one. When you purchase a solar hot water heating system, you will need to purchase solar panels as well but not as many panels as a full-scale home solar system. Better yet, solar hot water heaters integrate into your existing hot water heater to ensure you never run out of hot water-even on cloudy days.

New systems have come into the market in the past several years that will revolutionize the way America cools and heats their homes. SolCool has created a solar-powered HVAC system that’s strong enough to run most home applications. Plus, SolCool’s HVAC system has a built in charge distributor (which helps keep the battery longer) and can be used directly with solar power systems, or on-grid for net-metering.

If you’re not keen on installing an entirely new HVAC system, you can also purchase small solar-powered air conditioning units for those hot summer days. The best rated unit is from Greencore, and their best system can cool a 600 square foot room. These systems can be connected to the electrical grid, or they can run directly off an existing set of solar panels.

As solar systems grow and advance, there are some easy products most people can buy until they can afford a full solar power system. You can lower your electric bills over 50% using solar-powered appliances such as these!

Want to Start Making Solar Power at Home? Check out these instructions for building your own solar power. Includes videos, ebook, diagrams, and all the plans you need to get off the power grid and start saving some green while going green.

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