| Even businesses are shifting their gears towards the | | | | What are the benefits of commercial solar power? |
| use of commercial solar power as a major financial | | | | Commercial power systems can offer the following |
| decision. Why is that so? With the generous incentives | | | | benefits to businesses: |
| from the federal government and the state, the ever | | | | 1. Protection from increasing prices of energy rates. |
| increasing and fluctuating electrical rates and the | | | | Utility expenses constitute a significant portion of the |
| limitless energy of the sun are all their motivation to | | | | company's budget. As the fluctuating electrical rates |
| switch over to solar power. | | | | greatly affect the viability of the business, installing a |
| Investing on commercial solar power can offer long | | | | private solar power system can eliminate or reduce |
| term savings and quick payback as it provides one's | | | | the company's exposure to such problems. |
| company the protection against the increasing | | | | 2. Reduce Operating Costs. Photovoltaic cells can |
| electrical rates. Moreover, it allows the company to | | | | greatly lower the company's electrical bills. Investing on |
| actually forecast its expenses far into the future. | | | | a solar power system is like investing to your source |
| How does commercial solar power work? | | | | of energy for the next couple of decades. At that |
| The photovoltaic cells are installed on the ground or on | | | | point, the cost of energy that the company might be |
| the roof of the business facility. This converts the sun's | | | | paying at the moment is significantly higher that they |
| energy into DC power. The power is then sent to a | | | | would be paying with the commercial solar panels. |
| device, known as the inverter. Inverters convert the | | | | 3. Long term reliability and low maintenance costs. |
| DC power to AC power which is similar to the AC | | | | Photovoltaic cells were originally designed to use for |
| power from utility grids. | | | | outer space. Repairing is extremely expensive, the |
| The power then travels to the breaker box or the | | | | reason why it is created to be reliable for long periods |
| electrical service panel wherein it is allocated to | | | | of time, with virtually no maintenance. The same is true |
| electrical loads throughout the facility. The excess | | | | with the solar power systems in commercial areas |
| power generated on the other hand flows into the | | | | and at home. The power systems require little or no |
| utility grid through the electric meter. This causes the | | | | maintenance at all, especially if no batteries are used. |
| meter to run backwards thus producing credit with the | | | | As a matter of fact, the photovoltaic power |
| utility company. | | | | manufacturers can give 25 years of warranty. |
| With the possibility of gaining credits, an agreement | | | | 4. Go Green. Generating electricity from the sun |
| should be made between the business owner and the | | | | means less consumption of the Earth's natural |
| utility company. The agreement, known as net | | | | resources, more especially the fossil fuels. This also |
| metering, should state that the utility will give credits to | | | | reduces the amount of pollution and the effects of |
| the business account for the excess electricity that it | | | | global warming. |
| produced and feed into the utility grid. | | | | |