Solar
Freedom of Solar Technology
Solar has come a long way in Illinois. Despite the material prices dropping significantly over the last few years due to innovation in technology, Illinois has recently launched an incentive program that helps home, small business, and public sector customers pay for solar array systems!
How it works
Sunlight causes an electrochemical reaction in the solar module (panel) that creates DC electricity. Inverters (or micro-inverters) take that DC electricity and convert it into usable AC electricity used for home energy loads (such as your mobile phone)! Your system produces power during the day, feeding your household needs so you don’t have to draw from the grid. At night, when the sun goes down (and power is cheaper) your home draws energy from the grid.
A case
As demand for energy increases every single day due to traditional loads going electric (think electric cars 🚙 replacing gas cars 🚘 ), the costs of electricity will continue to go higher and higher - hitting your wallet harder! By investing in solar, you are producing your own electricity at a fraction of the cost of what you would pay the utility. That alone is a no-brainer, producing your own electricity at a low rate for the next 25 years… oh, and you can get money to help you pay for it from rebate programs…!