An Outline On How To Finance Solar Panels

By Annabelle Holman


Panel installation can be financed in many different ways. Individuals decide on a method that suit them and their financial needs. For instance the methods of solar leasing and outright ownership or power purchase agreements (PPA) are mostly proffered by majority. They are the most common methods applied today. Nevertheless, other methods on how to finance solar panels such as sunlight renewable energy credit, pace municipal financing, home equity loans and feed in tariffs can also be used.

In its power purchase agreement, an individual owning the system mounts it on another person roof and the owner makes payment for the power production. There is simplicity in evaluating the economics of this agreement because one is still entitled to payment of monthly electricity charges.

There is an ease in evaluation of solars lease method similar to the method of its purchase agreement. In this method, an individual hires the panel from the owner at a cost which varies with time; months or years. One will have to pay for the energy consumed as well as the cost of hiring the equipment. This method differs from the paper purchase agreement in that, the cost incurred in paper purchase agreement is fixed in all the months but with leasing that cost changes with time.

The feed-in-tariffs, though not a very common method is also used in financing it. The government, upon setting its rates with reference to renewable power receives payments through utilities within a given time frame. Following a legal framework a negotiation between the owner and the utility company is held to establish a long term contract that extends to 15 or 20 years.

The solar renewable energy certificate method is also not well known to people. These credits are provided annually, depending on the size and many other factors that affect it. The SECs purchases are done using utilities for the purpose of offsetting the production cost of non renewable energy.

Another way of financing this energy is property assessed clean energy. Here, a loan is offered to you by the city and you pay within 15 to 20 years through tax bills of your property. In this case, the system of the solar power and the liability of the tax that one has will be shifted to your new home owner.

Through all the above methods many people have had the opportunity of using solar energy without great difficulty. Choosing a method of financing is always difficult . Residents might choose a method without taking appropriate measures. With small budgets individuals tend to think that it is next to impossible for them to install sunlight panels and therefore, some of them settle on installation through the lease for PPA method.

Majority of the population today, overestimate the panel gross cost by more than $20 000.The outright ownership method is quite appropriate with small budgets because, it is the most financially sensible method of all other methods. Nevertheless, the most appropriate step to take before installation is to invite a solar contractor to inspect as well as conduct a careful analysis, of the bill of electricity for him to recommend a suitable method for its financing.




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