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Thinking AboutSolar Panel Installation For Your Home?

energy experts to help you save on power - Look we get it, solar panels are sexy. They are large, fancy, and energy saving while at the same time being a great way to stand out. Last and definitely not least, the idea of being free from your local utility’s rate increases and energy bills in general is greatly appealing. But, before you spend too long looking into ithere are somethoughts that will assist you in your research. Now, just because we here at Elm Energy Group love “green” or renewable energy and there are certain homes where it makes sense. If you already have an energy efficient building that is fairly new and designed to be efficient you may be ready for solar panels to take you fully off the grid. So… here’s the scoop about residential solar panels. Placing them on a home that isn’t energy efficient or is just old is like putting a low performance in a SUV with flat tires. While the engine will get you to your location with less gas than aregular engine, the first step still should’ve been air in the tires.

What’s first? If you’re wondering where your home’s “flat tires” are that’s where we can assist. Here at Elm Energy Group we are your ally when it comes to building Performance, whether you are looking to do a solar panel installation or just change light bulbs. Elm believes in making sure you’ve gotten all the low hanging fruit before paying for costly solar panel installation. We use our building science knowledge to help locate performance issues in buildings and then suggest improvements that can be replicated to give you payback. If you are truly concerned about making your home energy efficientgive us a call and set up a energy audit for your home.

When it comes to a major investment like installing solar panels it’s important to look at all of the options that could have the same effect on your power bill. We here at Elm can assist, so call us and we can arrange a time to do an energy audit and give you a clearer game plan.