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Electricity rates in New Hampshire are now the 2nd highest in the country. Luckily, even in times of inflation, solar is a secure and strong investment, and the best way to lock in low energy costs for years to come.
Combining a solar project with a heat pump or EV charger can increase your solar savings as you heat your home or power your car.
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It may not seem it in the midst of a winter storm, but New Hampshire actually receives quite an incredible amount of solar energy each year – in fact, a full 33% more sunshine than Germany, a world leader in solar energy adoption. Our climate may be cold, but cold is actually good for solar panels. In the brisk but sunny fall and spring, solar panels in New Hampshire will produce a disproportionately high amount of power, helping to make up for any power loss due to solar panels being covered in snow.
New Hampshirites going solar have a few options, the most popular is a grid-tied solar electric array. ‘Grid-tied’ means that the system will connect to the public utility grid, providing reliable backup power for when there is insufficient sun to power your home, such as at night or on cloudy days. Conversely, a grid-tied system also sells excess power to the grid, meaning, when it is sunny and your system is producing more solar power than you can use, you’ll send the power back to the public grid, powering your neighbor’s house and earning you a credit. The solar credits you earn can be used against future power consumption from the grid.
Most of the systems we design will meet close to 100% of a home’s needs in a given year. In the summer, you will tend to produce more power than you need and you will earn a credit. In the winter, you will tend to need more power than you produce and so you’ll consume those solar credits. At the end of the year, you should be at or close to zero credits in the solar bank, a situation we call ‘net zero’ (not to be confused with ‘off-grid,’ which means not using the utility grid at all!).
There are so many reasons to transition to solar power (we explore in great detail the top ten reasons here). However, we'll keep it brief:
In addition to a top net-metering program, New Hampshire offers a series of solar incentives and tax credits for homeowners looking to save money on their electric bill by transitioning to a clean energy home. Through the state’s Residential Renewable Electrical Generation Rebate Program, qualifying residents can receive rebates for their PV systems. You can receive $0.20 per watt up to $1,000 or half the cost of your solar systems.
When the sun is shining, your solar system is generating clean solar energy, which is used in real time to power your lights, refrigerator, TV, etc. Any excess energy produced goes out to the electric grid, where it’s used to power other homes in your neighborhood. With net-metering, the utility provides credits to the homeowner for that exported energy, which the homeowner can then use during times of low production (i.e. nighttime). Typically in New Hampshire, most homes over-produce during the summer, so you will stock up on credits that you can then use during the winter when the days are shorter.
Customers who net meter have a special meter which measures the difference between the electricity provided by the local utility or competitive energy supplier and the electricity produced by an on-site renewable energy source. The meter registers the flow of electricity in both directions: from your local utility or competitive energy supplier to your home and from your renewable energy source back out to the utility distribution system. The net amount is used to calculate your monthly electric bill. In New Hampshire, residential net metered projects are credited 100% of energy supply and transmission charges, but only 25% of distribution charges.
You can either pay for the project upfront, or take out a solar loan. Similar to any other home-related loan, solar loans enable a homeowner to finance a home solar project by borrowing money from a lender. Unlike leasing (covered below), a solar loan grants you ownership of an asset (solar panels) that provide you with significant long-term savings, even as you pay off the loan. With certain loan options you can actually swap out your monthly electric bill for a loan payment, enabling you to go solar at no upfront cost.
ReVision Energy is a mission-driven, employee-owned solar company, that separates itself from other solar energy providers via our 20 years of experience in the industry, our high-quality workmanship, attention to detail, and our friendly nature.
We are an employee owed company, B-corporation, and spend money not just on building our business, but on being socially and politically active in the communities where we work. In addition to investing in a solar system which lowers your grid energy use and helps the environment, you would also be supporting a company whose business model is founded upon the principles and values of putting people and the environment before profit.
Since 2003, we've grown from two co-founders in a garage, to over 350 dedicated employees across five locations in Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. Along the way we have gained a deep track record of experience working on every kind of solar project imaginable, and have perfected our process from customer outreach to install to service.
When you go solar with ReVision Energy, you're putting trust in a team that is consistently rated a top 10 Solar Installer in the country from Solar Power World for five years running. We are also highly reviewed by customers in Massachusetts, with hundreds of five star reviews and testimonials from ReVision Solar champions who refer us to their families and friends.
Every person who works at ReVision operates with an “owner” mindset and receives the benefit of equity built over time. Employee ownership also means we're built for the long-haul -- other solar installers may come and go, but we'll be around to support and service all projects we install for decades to come. We'll be there for you in all the fossil fuel-free years ahead.
Our commitment to building a better future for people and the planet isn’t just good for business; it is our business. Our dedication to this commitment is independently verified by B Labs, a nonprofit that scrutinizes the impacts of a business -- on workers, suppliers, community, consumers, and the environment -- in the process of B Corp Certification.