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Thinking AboutSolar Panels For Your Home?

energy saving tips for your home - Look we get it, solar panels are sexy. They are large, cool looking, and energy saving while at the same time being a great way to stand out. And of course, the idea of being free from your electricity bill and energy bills generally is very nice. But, before you go too far into your researchI’d like to share someideas 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 was built recently and designed to be efficient you may be ready for solar panels and their savings. So… here’s the scoop about residential solar panels. Placing them on a home that isn’t energy efficient or performing well is like putting a low performance in a Ferrari with flat tires. While the engine will get you to your location with less gas than thenormal engine, the initial 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 consultant when it comes to Home Performance, whether you are looking to install solar panels or just replace light bulbs. Elm Energy 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 pinpoint performance issues in homes and then suggest improvements that can be modeled to give you a return on your investment. If you are truly concerned about making your home energy efficientgive us a call and schedule a energy audit for your home.

When it comes to a major investment like solar panel installation it’s important to research all of the options that could have a similar effect on your power bill. We here at Elm Energy Group can assist, give us a call and we can arrange a time to do a home energy audit and give you a focused energy efficiency plan.