EV Owners and Solar A Match Made in Heaven

EV and Solar Industries Grow Simultaneously, Working Together to Provide True Renewable Energy Independence. Empower Home Solar Is Making It Happen.

by Alexis Joiner

It’s easy to see what a beautiful world we’re living in if we just open our eyes to the powerful changes taking place around us. Anyone with a true love for the environment can see the importance of switching to renewable energy, changing our purchasing habits, and striving for self-sustainability. It’s apparent that within the past few years, renewable energy has been moving its way up on the priority list. We are collectively pursuing the cleanup of our planet and revitalization of our future. Noticeable increases in EV (electric vehicle) production, sales and charging stations, show more and more people buying into cleaner alternatives. As for solar energy, the Florida market is burgeoning, and the unique pairing of EVs and solar make one a super hero of environmental change.

We are currently experiencing the genesis of a global environmental reform, and Empower Home Solar is leading the way. We see proof of this environmental movement in the recent and projected growth rates in EV and solar industries around the world. According to Electrek.co, “The US EV market just breached 6.7 percent in the first half of 2022, up from just 1.8 percent in 2019. And, new data suggests this is just the start as recent U.S. climate initiatives put the U.S. EV market into overdrive.” Expansive EV growth has also continued in other countries, such as Germany, UK and France, with market increases approximating 20 percent since 2019. This is so exciting because as the solar industry grows simultaneously, EVs and solar work together to empower true energy independence and self-sustainability. That’s why at Empower Home Solar, we not only install solar energy systems but we also provide installation for at-home EV chargers.

It’s important to keep in mind that switching to an EV alone doesn’t mean you’re not still contributing to fossil fuel emissions. Something people commonly overlook is that when they buy an EV, yet charge it with energy generated by fossil fuels (grid power), they aren’t really accomplishing the goal they set out for— to stop emitting fossil fuels into the environment. This is why EVs and solar are a match made in heaven. When you switch to an EV and charge it from a source of clean, renewable energy, you are truly accomplishing that goal. The team at Empower Home Solar will install your EV charger in your home, coupled with your own perfectly designed solar energy system, and you’ll have all the clean energy you need.

The Sunshine State is the third largest solar market in the United States, just behind Texas and California, and it’s “the second-largest producer of electricity in the nation, after Texas” (eia.gov). There is so much potential for the majority of Florida’s electricity to be produced by solar energy in decades to come, and Empower Home Solar is leading the way in Florida. According to FortuneBusinessInsights.com, “The global solar power market is expected to grow from $184 billion in 2021 to $293 billion in 2028.” This means we’ll be much closer to clean energy independence and self-sustainability being the new way of life in the coming years, which is a truly beautiful change we get to be a part of.

Empower Home Solar is located at 356 Destination Daytona Ln., in Ormond Beach. Their Florida license solar contractor number is CVC57067. For more information, visit EmpowerSolar.org. See ad, page 26.