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Let the sunshine in By Sean McCarthy
The sun has been around for a while – we might as well take advantage of it. “Solar power can give you economic peace of mind,” says Ryan Rego, a co-founder and Managing Partner with Isaksen Solar, a Fall River-based company devoted to establishing solar systems in both homes and businesses. “It’s much cheaper than buying energy from the electric company. Once you pay off your solar system, your electricity is free and independent – you won’t be worried about the price of electricity going up. You’ll have security and protection.” Rego says that the average domestic solar system is warrantied for 25 years but could be paid off in five to ten years.
“If you’re somebody who cares about the environment the number one thing you can do is buy a solar system,” Rego says. “Over 25 years, a solar system is going to reduce as much carbon as planting 3,000 trees. Solar systems cost less than buying electricity from the electric company, which all comes from coal or natural gas. You’ll pay less and be environmentally responsible.” For homeowners in the South Coast, the modern promise of solar power is environmental responsibility and economic sensibility. But it’s not an opportunity available to everybody.
“Fifty percent of the homeowners who we’re in touch with aren’t a good fit for solar,” Rego says. “Their house may not be in good enough shape, or they may not get enough sunlight. I have to shake their hand and tell them I can’t help them. Not every house is a good fit.” Domestic solar systems are usually mounted on the roof of a home but the option of posting solar panels on the ground (often in a backyard) is also available. Rego says that a domestic solar system requires only two or three maintenance checks over the course of 25 years.
Domestic solar systems are usually mounted on the roof of a home but the option of posting solar panels on the ground is also available 20
January 2021 | The South Coast Insider
