Well, it totally depends on your energy/electricity requirements, the space on your rooftop, the size of the roof and your budget. Based upon these factors, we go for a solar panel installation at any residence. Typically, an average home requires 25-28 panels. But again, it depends on where you live, the weather condition, how much energy you use daily and how much power these panels can generate. An average US household consumes about 11,000 (kWh) per year. Thus, it would require about 28-34 panels on a roof, in order to generate the same amount of electricity.
At Queen Remodeling, we’ve experts in such types of energy systems installation on rooftops, as well as at the backyard. A Kilo Watt Hour (kWh) is calculated on how many units of 1000 watts are consumed in one hour. In this way, our experts can easily find out the number of solar panels that need to be installed for generating the amount of electricity required for your household. As we’ve already mentioned the average numbers, it would be easy for you to be prepared with a budget. The higher the number of solar panels on a roof, the cost is going to automatically increase.
If you go by industry standards, the average life-span of solar panels is around 25-30 years, or even a bit more. With regular maintenance and periodic servicing, it can well last beyond the stipulated shelf-life. In this way, you can save a lot of dollars every month. When we install solar panels for our clients, we ensure that the panels are of the highest quality and are extremely hard-wearing in nature. In this way, you can expect a longer life for the solar panels. Here in California, it has been observed that some houses have panels that go well past the 30 year mark, without any replacement. So, a complete value-for-money.
| Shingle roof solar panel installation | Installing on shingles & shakes roof |
| Tile roof solar panel installation | Installing on baked tiles & concrete tiles |
| Flat roof solar panel installation | Installing on flat rooftops |
| Metal roof solar panel installation | Installing on metal (copper) roof |
| Wooden roof solar panel installation | Installing on wooden shingles & sheets |
To be very frank, solar panels require minimal maintenance & upkeep for properly functioning throughout the year and constantly producing electricity for your home. The most common type of maintenance work that is required for solar panels is cleaning the dust, dirt & debris that have accumulated over some time, and after a wind or dust storm. The debris needs to be cleaned, either by climbing onto your rooftop with the help of a ladder, or calling a cleaning expert that can blow out the dust & dirt that lay on the surface of the panels or in between the joints & gaps. With a little bit of maintenance or you can say cleaning work, the panels are going to last for long.
These common questions & answers help remove certain doubts that crop up in your mind, while thinking of a solar panel installation project.
Solar panels need natural sunlight to function, but if you have a strong battery backup, then it can store the excess amount of energy generated during the daytime. If you don’t have a powerful battery backup then power is drawn from the local electricity grid at night.
The average cost of installing solar panels varies. It depends on the number of panels to be installed, the quality of the systems & components, size of the roof, and the total surface area over which the panels are to be installed.
Almost all kinds of solar panel installation services on different types of roofing materials that you can think of. It can be installed on shingle roofs, tile roofs, flat roofs, metal roofs, and on other types of roofs.
Almost every home & residences in big cities require solar panel installation on their roofs, in order to make themselves 100% self-sufficient in their daily energy requirements. Thus, homes and families do not have to depend upon external sources, and pay inflated electricity bills.
Once12 Roofing begins to work on a home solar panel installation, it hardly takes 7-10 days to complete any ‘extensive’ solar panel installation work, unless your residence is huge and wants the entire roof surface covered with solar panels.
Henry H.
Queen Remodeling recently completed a small kitchen remodel at my home. We had 3 companies come out to give me estimates. Johnny from Queen Remodeling came out, he explained every aspect and understood our requirements. Throughout the estimate process and the entire project, Johnny was highly responsive to each message and question.
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