Solar Panel Installation Procedures

Have you decided and ready to use solar and save your earth? It is an efficient decision actually. You are welcome to the growing community of homeowners around the globe who have used this energy and created a healthier planet for future generations.

The first step you have to do is to choose the best solar panel installer in your area.  Along with that, you should know about the overall functioning and price of solar panels and its installation.

Before going for solar installation, you should ask them the following questions:

1.  How long it takes to install and connect a solar system to the grid?

2.   What are the subsidies, if they provide or not?

3.   What solar panels and other equipment are offered, which include the types of inverters and solar panels they use.

4.   What financing options they offer and at what rates?

5.   What accreditations they have?

6.  What they take care of in terms of permitting and your responsibility in terms of the permitting process. 

Consider all these things to choose the perfect installer. Then the actual process of solar installation starts.

First Inception:

Solar installation company will send an engineer to your home to assess whether your residence fits the criteria for solar power. They’ll check where the system will be located on your home, evaluate the roof inside and make sure its sound enough for the solar panels and racking systems and where additional equipment, including the inverter, if the system is not using micro inverters, and the power controller.

If you clear the roof test, the solar panel installation company will assess how powerful you want your system, and what will be the cost.

Permitting Procedure:

Your solar contractor will help you getting all of the permits and paperwork required for the solar system they’ll install. Once signed, the documents will be submitted to the local agencies and utility for approval.

Equipment:

After the permit is granted, the installers will give you the custom design, get your approval and the equipment. If your solar contractor don’t have the equipment in stock, they’ll order it from a distributor.

This can be done during the permitting process or after. The solar inverter is the device that collects the electricity generated in your panels and sends it to the grid. They generate direct current (DC), and the grid runs on alternating current (AC), so you need a device to convert one to the other, and that device is the inverter. Inverter is installed on your garage wall, or on your home wall and you will need the power to your home disconnecting while it is being installed.

Installation:

The actual solar panel installation will take between one to three days in installation, depending on the size of the system and the roofing materials.

At this time, the installer may have to install a new power meter that allows for bi-directional metering of electricity, allowing for net-metering. The installer will installing the wiring for the new solar system. They will install racking equipment on the roof, followed by the solar panels. Finally, they will connect the solar panels to the inverter or power controllers.