{"id":918,"date":"2020-11-12T16:44:32","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T16:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solartechonline.com\/common-solar-questions\/"},"modified":"2025-04-19T17:41:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T17:41:39","slug":"common-solar-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solartechonline.com\/blog\/common-solar-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Solar Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Frequently asked solar questions and answers.<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Will Solar Power Save Me Money?<\/strong>\u00a0 Yes, utilities have and will continue to increase the cost of power.\u00a0 Going solar allows you to produce your own energy, harvesting energy from the sun. Put a stop to the increasing electric rates.\u00a0 Stop the peak electric bills and start saving your hard-earned money.\u00a0 By looking at cost comparisons from a solar array vs the utility over 25 years we can determine a savings estimate based on your individual needs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/solartechonline.com\/free-solar-quote\/\">Receive a FREE Solar Quote<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Can Solar Power Be Stored?<\/strong>\u00a0 Yes, solar power can be stored if paired with a solar battery.\u00a0 Solar batteries are a good way to ensure you are not left in the dark.\u00a0 Batteries can offset your homes power consumption, so you don\u2019t end up with peak energy bills anymore.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/solartechonline.com\/residential-energy-storage\/\">Learn more <\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Can Solar Power Run AC?<\/strong> Air Conditioning is a huge consumer of power when it is being used.\u00a0 Solar arrays can be sized to offset the power consumption used by your AC.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/solartechonline.com\/free-solar-quote\/\">Start running your air with no care, receive a FREE Solar Quote<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Can Solar Power My Whole House?<\/strong>\u00a0 Yes, solar arrays can be sized to power 10%, 50% or 100% of your homes power consumption needs. A Solar Analyst will help you create a unique solar array for your home or business based on your needs and existing power consumption.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/solartechonline.com\/residential-solar-energy\/\">Learn more <\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Do I Have to Go Off-Grid When I Go Solar?<\/strong>\u00a0 No, and, you probably don\u2019t want to.\u00a0 This is known as \u201cislanding\u201d.\u00a0 Connecting your solar array to solar batteries will allow you to power your home independently while staying connected to the grid.\u00a0 Staying connected to the grid allows you to generate credits with the utilities which can lower your bill, this is known as net metering.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/solartechonline.com\/free-solar-quote\/\">Speak with a Solar Consultant to learn about your energy options<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Do Solar Panels Work During A Blackout? <\/strong>\u00a0Technically the panels are working, but you cannot harness that power through the meter. For safety this is so the power lines are not backfed in case of emergency.\u00a0 The solar array is not metered, stopping power into your home.\u00a0 If your solar panels are paired with a solar battery, they can be used to power your home or business during a blackout.\u00a0 The array will charge in the daytime allowing the battery to charge or be used.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/solartechonline.com\/residential-energy-storage\/\">Learn how to stop blackouts <\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>How do I decide how many solar panels I need?<\/strong> Solar arrays are created unique to each customer\u2019s power consumption needs. There are a few factors that need to be discussed when deciding on a solar array.\u00a0 Roof age and roof placement need to be factored into the decision.\u00a0 If there is not a lot of room on the roof, higher watt panels may need to be used to achieve the optimal output for your array.\u00a0 Reviewing your annual electric bill will also be part of the process to be sure the new solar array will achieve the output of power you need at your home or business. \u00a0A SolarTech Solar Analyst can help you design an array for your home or business needs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/solartechonline.com\/free-solar-quote\/\">Ask for a FREE Solar Quote Today!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Do electric vehicles run off solar?<\/strong> Yes, an electric vehicle can run from solar power. \u00a0When you have solar installed at your home, the costs over time are much cheaper than the utilities high power costs. The cost of power from the utilities has not ever gone down. \u00a0Solar on the other hand, has become cheaper to install.\u00a0 Learn how much you can save with solar and a solar charging station at your home.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/solartechonline.com\/free-solar-quote\/\">Receive a FREE Solar Quote Today!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>References:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energysage.com\/solar\/solar-faq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.energysage.com\/solar\/solar-faq\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarunitedneighbors.org\/go-solar\/faqs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.solarunitedneighbors.org\/go-solar\/faqs\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/1stle.com\/20-common-solar-questions-answered-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/1stle.com\/20-common-solar-questions-answered-explained\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/getsimplesolar.com\/25-common-questions-about-solar\/%23q14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/getsimplesolar.com\/25-common-questions-about-solar\/#q14<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frequently asked solar questions and answers. Will Solar Power Save Me Money?\u00a0 Yes, utilities have and will continue to increase the cost of power.\u00a0 Going solar allows you to produce your own energy, harvesting energy from the sun. Put a stop to the increasing electric rates.\u00a0 Stop the peak electric bills and start saving your [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":919,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[33,35,32,21,18,26,23,19,16,27],"class_list":["post-918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-solar-energy","tag-commercial-solar","tag-residential-solar","tag-san-diego-solar","tag-smart-homes","tag-solar-energy","tag-solar-industry","tag-solar-panels","tag-solar-power","tag-solar-technology","tag-sunpower"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/solartechonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/solartechonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/solartechonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solartechonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solartechonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=918"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/solartechonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/918\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solartechonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/solartechonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solartechonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solartechonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}