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Rooftop solar panels under the Phoenix sky!

Even in 2012, and even in the sunniest desert in the United States, solar energy is still largely unknown, certainly in terms of how popular it should be by now. While rooftop solar panel installations are growing in numbers across the Valley of the Sun, still, by and large, the concept of solar energy seems to be perceived by many as a “futuristic” idea that hasn’t necessarily arrived yet.

But those in the know can tell you, solar energy use in Phoenix is very much alive and well! And now more than ever, the solar tax credits and rebates available for installing rooftop solar panels and other solar equipment in Arizona are offering smokin’ hot deals. So why do people still run and hide when they are asked to consider solar energy for their homes? Simple–they don’t know any better!

And it’s exactly because people in Phoenix don’t know about solar energy and how it can dramatically lower their cost of living that we offer FREE in-home consultations with our educated and highly experienced solar installers and technicians. They can tell you after reviewing your details and checking out the specs of your home which solar tax credits and rebates you will qualify for, and which solar equipment will best suit your needs.

At the end of the day, the idea is to create savings while also enhancing the value of your house–but another main objective is for you to be able to aptly cool your home during the Arizona summer–without going broke!

So if you’re ready to learn more about how solar energy in Phoenix works, and you’re ready to have a professional debunk the myths surrounding the cost of solar energy and the true price of a solar installation in Phoenix, give us a call! (480) 827-1162.

It’s time to increase the value of your home with a solar installation. It’s time to start saving money. It’s time to go solar. Adair Solar Company in Mesa is here for you!

Solar dye: On a solar panel coming soon...

A new press release from Science Daily explains the positive potential of new and upcoming lightweight dyes that will hopefully be perfected soon enough to take the place of many of the old types of photovoltaic solar panels we still see in use today. While many solar installers in Phoenix and beyond pride themselves on using the most modern and up to date technology available in solar panels, the truth is that what’s available for many installers to use for consumers, while relatively cutting edge, simply isn’t on par with newer discoveries like dyes that can make use of solar energy, and solar panel “stickers” such as those we have blogged about in the past.

Modern advances in solar panels shouldn’t shake consumer confidence though. Think about other technologies, such as computers. Why, you can barely get a PC or a Mac out of the store and into the car without a better, newer model showing up in the display area of Best Buy before you leave the parking lot!

Science Daily tells us, “Solar power is an essential part of the green energy mix, but adoption has been limited in many parts of the world where government subsidies and financial incentives have not been in place. However, as part of a sustainable approach to electricity generation, it offers a clear view of a future in which domestic supply relies less and less on grid power systems or else provides a localised grid for remote places, particularly in sunny climes. Photovoltaic solar cells based on poly-crystalline silicon are the most commonly used devices, having first been used as space satellite technology back in the 1950s and 1960s.”

The reason consumers and homeowners who have already installed solar panels in Phoenix should not be downtrodden in light of this news is because it means the industry is moving and shaking–it means that the future where we shed our addiction to oil and start to use more renewable resources isn’t a fantasy anymore–it’s a real future with real innovators working on it–and it has real legs!

[[Call today for your free in-home consultation for a solar installation from Adair Solar Company in Phoenix, Mesa, Scottsdale, Chandler, Tempe, and beyond by calling (480) 827-1162.]]

The more we read about the current state of the solar industry across the planet, the more we unfortunately read about how many solar panel manufacturers and solar installation companies everywhere are lowering the bar in terms of quality.

The good news is that this means in many ways that solar energy has arrived–it’s getting more popular, and therefore cheaper. But what we at Adair Solar Company in Mesa DON’T want to see happen is the quality of a solar installation suffer just so that local small and medium-sized businesses can save a buck or two here and there.

The whole premise of solar energy and a solar panel installation in Phoenix is to be greener, more responsible, and to take better care of planet earth while we treat ourselves to savings. However, the idea has never been to remove what’s good for the planet and just maintain what’s good for consumers. If we start to do things that way, then we will have missed the entire point of going solar in the first place.

Solar panels, Echo PV, any type of photovoltaic cells, and even solar water heaters in Phoenix should not ever be made using materials that unnecessarily harm the planet. The whole point of this exercise is to create sustainability–which oils, plastics, nonrenewable resources and materials that don’t lend themselves to being repurposed or recycled later just don’t have.

That’s what at Adair Solar Company in Phoenix, we pride ourselves on carrying industry leading equipment and the best technicians in the business to get the job done right–for your needs, and to meet the goals that true green had in mind in the first place.

Go solar, and do it right! Call Adair for a free in-home consultation for your solar system today. (480) 827-1162.

This is a fair question, and one that we hear a lot. Many people have heard all kinds of stories that represent everything from to good to be true to baseless rumors about solar energy and how it’s not really an energy source—how funny! The truth about a quality solar installation in Phoenix is that it will save you a tremendous amount of money. Exactly how much will depend on you, your home, and what kind of solar installation package you decide on.

For those who choose a full solar install, complete with rooftop solar panels in Phoenix, as well as a solar water heater, and a radiant barrier insulation (and a recommended a/c preventative maintenance package) the lowered cost of your utilities bills will have you rubbing your eyes to ensure what you’re seeing on your bill is accurate! Some of our residents have reported utilities bills as low as the single digits!

We hope to provide Arizona residents with the kind of cutting edge solar energy technology that will allow them to actually feed energy back into the grid someday soon. Unfortunately, the utilities companies will have to catch up to the solar technology in order for that to happen, and the electricity grid will have to work in both directions in Phoenix. In places where the grid is set up this way (some call it the “Smart Grid”) homeowners with solar panels who generate more energy than they use can actually get money back from utilities companies at the end of the month! These are called “deep green homes.”

Adair Solar Company in Mesa does offer a tremendous new solar technology to you that shows how close we are to getting to the deep green point in Arizona. With Echo PV panels, your rooftop literally becomes an energy source that creates enormous potential to power your home. If you want to hear more about how Echo PV works, call today to schedule an appointment with an experienced solar technician at (480) 827-1162.

Until then, don’t forget that the solar rebates and tax credits available to Arizonans now for rooftop solar panels and solar water heaters in Phoenix is incredible. Start saving money with a solar install in Phoenix before it gets hot and you start paying more!

Obama may not look sunny, but he's serious about solar!

With President Obama backing permanent and longer-standing tax credits for solar energy in the private sector and for home owners, now is the time to start reaping the benefits of solar subsidies, especially if you are an Arizona homeowner ready for a rooftop solar installation.

Have you wanted to get a solar install or a solar water heater in Phoenix for your home? What are you waiting for? Now is the time to learn about what you can be doing to save on energy costs, especially with a piping hot Arizona summer right around the corner.

If you haven’t contacted us yet about a solar installation in Phoenix, we want to let you know we’re here for you now just as we have been for the past 35 years. As a small, local company, Adair Solar Company in Mesa offers amazing deals, state and federal solar tax rebates, and service packages that can’t be beat.

The installation of your rooftop solar panels in Phoenix and most all other products we carry can be installed in one day’s time–so you won’t have to worry about waiting around forever for us to finish, or to start benefiting from having solar panels and a solar water heater in Phoenix or anywhere else in the metro area.

Adair Solar Company in Mesa also now offers Echo PV–a solar installation that also does a million other things, including using otherwise wasted air to heat or cool your home. So ask about that when you call us for your FREE in-home consultation.

You can reach one of our helpful staff members every weekday by dialing (480) 827-1162. Ask for your free in-home consultation and one of our highly experienced solar technicians will be out in no time to explain how the solar installation process works, and which solar tax credits and solar rebates you are eligible for.

Summer’s on the way… you’re all out of excuses as things are heating up!

Palo Alto Municipal Solar Panles

For those who still think solar energy is just a trend, those of us on the West Coast have some news for you! While “Washington Insiders” may be trying to do a number on solar energy and its proponents since the Solyndra ordeal, Adair Solar Company in Mesa is proud to let you know that Palo Alto, California’s city council has approved a program to pay back those with solar installations for the energy they create.

In an article from the LA Times, Marla Dickerson writes, “This week, the Palo Alto City Council approved a plan to buy clean power from local utility customers who install solar panels on their roofs. That’s right. The power company will pay them, not the other way around.

The arrangement – known by the clunky name ‘feed-in tariff’ – is still a rarity in the United States. But Palo Alto officials want to help pioneer the effort. They’ve even rebranded their pay-for-sunshine plan with a clever acronym they hope will catch on: CLEAN (short for Clean Local Energy Accessible Now).

Under a pilot program that will kick off April 2, the City of Palo Alto Utilities will sign 20-year contracts with local producers that will pay them 14 cents per kilowatt-hour.

That’s about double what the utility currently is paying for hydro-electric power, Palo Alto’s single largest source of electricity. But it’s on par with the wind and biogas energy that the city imports from other parts of the region, according to Jon Abendschein, resource planner with City of Palo Alto Utilities.

Plans call for 4 megawatts of solar panels to be installed during the pilot, enough to power about 1,200 homes. Only large commercial projects are eligible for now. But if the test is successful, Palo Alto may expand the opportunity to homeowners.”

We look forward to this plan’s extension to home owners and think that here in Phoenix we would all benefit from a plan where Phoenix solar installers could provide home owners with a way to feed energy back into the grid with their own rooftop solar panels in Phoenix.

Not sure how far off something like this plan is for Phoenix at the moment, but ASU solar panel installations across the valley, Arizona solar tax credits and federal rebates, along with one of the largest ever solar loans in history having been given to Arizona last year by the Department of Energy bodes well for a fruitful future in solar energy for Phoenix!

In reading excerpts from Google news about solar energy, we were happy to see another small, local solar energy company (out of California) on the same page with Adair Solar Company in Mesa. From Burbank.com, we read, “In tough economic times like these, it can be hard to find a path in the dimply-lit world of the energy industry.  It seems like every which way you turn, the energy companies are ready and willing to rob you blind.  There is no reason in the world why you should be struggling to provide the most basic of energy needs for you and your family while the big oil companies rake in record breaking profits.  If you feel like this train of thought describes what you and your family are experiencing first hand, then it is time that you explore new and exciting avenues of energy sourcing.

One of the most viable options available today is solar energy.  Installing a solar energy system in your home or commercial building can be a truly gratifying experience.  This is for many reasons.  For example, by simply making this switch you instantly stand to start saving thousands upon thousands of dollars a year in your home energy costs.  Don’t play the pawn to big oil anymore.  Join the hundreds of thousands of hard working Americans like yourself who are making this simple change and choosing to go solar for all of their home energy needs.  It is a decision you need to make sooner rather than later.”

Truer words about solar energy were never spoken! We know that many Arizonans are currently going against the grain of solar energy for the mere fact that they have been misinformed about it. So, if you are ready to hear the story from the horse’s mouth, set up a FREE in-home consultation with Adair Solar Company in Mesa today! Just dial (480) 827-1162 and we’ll get you started.

Speaking for solar energy

Patrick Dempsey was the star at a recent Beverly Hills bash celebrating the power of solar energy and the amazing sustainability that solar panels can provide us all, from home owners to shop owners, and more. According to Renewable Energy World, the evening was a smashing success, and Dempsey is every bit the proponent for solar energy use we thought he was.

“The invited guests included solar professionals and solar advocates, as well as Los Angeles County school officials and representatives from Dempsey’s charities, some of which have already received solar donations through the Trina-Dempsey partnership.

’15 Minutes’ refers to the fact that 15 minutes of sunlight falling on the earth is the equivalent of the power used by the entire planet in a year.  Of course, Trina’s intent isn’t just to harness more solar power, but also Dempsey’s star power to generate increased brand awareness in the residential sector, as well as for its overall corporate image.”

While we have nothing against Beverly Hills or California in general, we’d love to see a celebrity here in Arizona promoting the use of rooftop solar panels in Phoenix for home owners and commercial spaces as well.

Renewable Energy World goes on to tell us, “a recent solar market survey shows that 66 percent of California home solar installations in 2009, 2010, and part of 2011 have been in zip codes with median annual household incomes of less than $85,000 per year. In addition, the report — partially sponsored by SunRun — also shows that 25 percent of its customers earn less than $50,000 per year, which is squarely in the middle class.”

So why not Phoenix? Let’s get on board with more rooftop solar installations in Phoenix and show America that Phoenix is the force to be reckoned with when it comes to making use of solar energy to power our lives!

How Echo PV works. Photo credit: Solar Thermal Magazine

Many of you have asked us questions about our new product offering, Echo PV in Phoenix. To learn more about how an Echo PV installation works, and what it makes use of in order to work, click here for our previous blog about Echo PV.

But in this blog, we’re going to address some of your other questions. Many of you had asked us if Echo PV could only be installed on new construction homes. While it is certainly possible to install an Echo PV during new construction, that’s absolutely not the ONLY time it can be installed on your home.

Echo PV can be installed on homes of all makes and models, from cottage style to larger McCormick Ranch style homes and more. One thing you do need to know ahead of time is that an Echo PV install is an undertaking, and is a more intensive installation process than a simple rooftop solar panel install or solar water heater installation in Phoenix.

Not every single home is a candidate for Echo PV, but we won’t be able to determine that until one of our solar technicians comes out to your home to inspect your roof and other areas of your home structure for integrity, and so on. The Echo PV installation process does require that we remove your roof, so if this is something you’ve wanted to replace anyway for better efficiency, now would be the time to get that handled too!

Call Adair Solar Company in Mesa with your questions about Echo PV or to set up your consultation. Simply dial (480) 827-1162. You’ll be glad you did!

Now that's a green idea!

There are a lot of little things you can do to save electricity in Phoenix or anywhere else. A lot of these little things will add up and over time, save you money and also make your carbon footprint that much lighter. While it’s great to conserve electricity, going too far with this kind of effort can hamper your life. So instead of living in a black cave with the fans and all appliances turned off at all times, why don’t you try some of these simple tips instead?

1. Change every possible light bulb you can to high efficiency bulbs–you know, the kind that look like pigtails. Not all look this way–for example, outdoor lights and other smaller indoor lights (like the ones on your chandelier) won’t have that classic pigtail look, but that doesn’t mean they’re not out there. You can find them at most hardware stores.

2. Install timers on bathroom lights–when guests come over or there are kids in the house, bathroom lights seem to stay on at all times. This is a waste of energy that can be resolved quickly with the same kind of timer you see in restaurant bathrooms.

3. If you have kids, set up a reward program (like stickers for example) for remembering to turn off lights when they leave a given area or room in the house. One Scooby Doo sticker could reduce your monthly utility bill and be worth it’s weight in gold!

4. Instead of constantly fussing with the thermostat, decide as a family what the temp stays at, set it there, and leave it be. Believe it or not, changing the temperature–even if you’re changing it to a more conservative than comfortable setting–can negatively impact your electricity bill because as soon as someone else cranks it again, the a/c has to compensate for this change and work harder.

5. Get photovoltaic rooftop solar panels installed on your house in Phoenix! Now we realize this last one is a little more of a commitment than changing the bulbs in the chandelier, but it’s worth doing and doing right. If you want to learn more about how it works and how it actually is affordable for the average homeowner, give us a call for a FREE in-home consultation.

We will come to your home and explain the solar tax credits and rebates to you and you can find out exactly what you’re eligible for in a Phoenix solar panel installation. What have you got to lose? Let us save you hundreds of dollars a year on your electricity bill! (480) 827-1162