With prices falling rapidly, installing energy efficient solar panels can dramatically trim your energy bills — if you do your homework ahead of time. Residential photovoltaic systems — the type of solar panels that produce electricity — could cost more than $50,000 a decade ago. New technology has sent prices plummeting more than 60% in the past several years. It’s never been a better time to look into what solar panels can do for you in the long-term as a homeowner.

Depending on your location, you may be able to get an overall estimate of your potential home solar panel savings at google.com/sunroof. Google’s calculator uses Google earth data, weather patterns and information about your average monthly electric bill to calculate your potential home solar system’s energy savings, optimal size, upfront cost and environmental impact.

Your Lifetime Solar team of professionals will provide a thorough and honest assessment of your project during our free consultation service. We will assess your property and determine the optimal placement location for your solar power system, so that you can decide whether solar panel is right for you. We will also connect you with our finance team who will provide you with various options to best fit your needs. It makes “cents” (and more!) as a homeowner to install energy efficient solar panels.

Solar panel technology is simple, sturdy and efficient. As a solid-state technology, energy efficient solar panels have no moving parts and therefore require very little, if any, maintenance.  Annual service may include cleaning the panels and possibly checking the connections. Lifetime Solar conducts Operations & Maintenance checks on the systems we sell through the monitoring system we provide with every install. This allows us to remotely monitor your system for proper functionality.

Lifetime Solar is your Midwest solar power system installer. We are licensed and insured and have over a decade of experience. With thousands of systems installed, we offer a manufacturer’s warranty (25 years on solar panels), on all parts we supply, and a five-year workmanship warranty. If you are considering residential or commercial solar for your home or business, please call (888) 477-8869, email [email protected], or visit our website: https://lifetimesolar.wpengine.com.