Why Go Solar Now
… eight key benefits of going solar
The biggest decision for
home owners who are
concerned about ever-
increasing energy bills is
whether or not to install
solar on their homes.
By Pamela Garcia,
Founder, Simmitri.
Simmitri is a Silicon
Valley Corporation,
birthed in the
Gilroy/Morgan Hill
area, in 1995, that
helps it’s residential
and commercial cli-
entele harness Solar
Energy Technology
in all its forms today,
and into the future.
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Solar provides clean, renewable energy
from the sun in a constant, “earth
friendly” and unlimited manner.
Solar helps customers lower their
electricity bills significantly; these
benefits can be exponential, over time.
Solar allows customers indepen-
dence from the power and control of
the monopolistic utility companies,
including: rates that continually
increase over time, “tiered” charges/
changes that generally favor the utility
not the customer, “customer-negative”
changes to net-metering rules (“Grid
pay for power” produced from solar),
lack of current technology upgrades to
grid, customers to pay for maintenance
of an antiquated grid structure and the
practices that accompany it.
4 Solar allows customers to “lock
in” (protect) their rates of pay for
electricity, or eliminate it all together.
Solar provides, in many instances, “free
energy for life” and independence from
the control of the utility companies.
5 Solar panel technology requires little,
if any, maintenance and is shown to
function efficiently for well over 50 years.
6 Multiple purchase and finance options
make solar available and attractive to
almost anyone who wants it, for very
little, or zero, out-of-pocket costs!
7 With the recent extension from
Congress of the (ITC) investment tax
credit, customers can save 30 percent of
the cost of the solar system in the form
of a tax credit.
8 After solar has been installed, there
are significant increases to a home’s
overall value.
Choosing the
Right Solar Panels
After deciding to Go Solar, the next
step is to choose the right product
and the right company to manage the
solar project. Asking and evaluating
the answers to these two important
questions will help in your quest to
make the right decision.
What is the efficiency of the solar
panels being used? This whole area of
panel efficiency is quickly becoming a
top priority to most manufacturers, solar
system designers and installers. Increased
panel efficiency means lowering the price
of solar energy for everyone.
At first, lower-cost commodity panels
may seem like a great choice, but the
fact is, a higher efficiency panel produces
more energy, which lowers the cost
per unit of energy produced. With a
high-efficiency panel, you can generate
more energy over time and make bigger
returns on your investment than with a
conventional panel. If you’re looking to
get more bang for your buck, look for
a better performing panel. SunPower
panels are much more efficient and will
produce more energy than less efficient
competitors. For example, SunPower
Panels produce in 15 years, the amount
of energy a conventional panel needs 25
years to produce!
When comparing similarly sized systems,
SunPower panels simply outperform their
competitors by margins that seem out-
landish at first glance. In the first year of
performance, the kilowatt hours delivered
by a SunPower system are more than 60
percent greater than that of conventional
panels, and 75 percent greater after 25
years. SunPower panels are clearly the
market leader in efficiency, American made
and backed by a billion dollar company that
has been around for over 20 years now.
Simmitri is a PREMIER SunPower dealer, which has been exceeding the expectations of its customers
for decades. Let Simmitri add you to that ever-growing list. For more information on the best way to
Go Solar, Call SIMMITRI at 408,779.3333
GILROY • MORGAN HILL • SAN MARTIN
MAY/JUNE 2016
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