Certainly! Here’s how it works: when you have Tesla Powerwall backup battery installed in your home WITH solar panels, your solar array will power your home during the day and direct surplus energy to Tesla Powerwall. Tesla Powerwall will discharge when it determines energy is needed most, such as when the sun goes down at night, or during severe weather.
Without solar panels, Tesla Powerwall will charge during times of the day when energy rates are low. This provides you with a surplus of the most affordable energy provided by your power company. Then, the unit will discharge during peak rate hours — so you’re not paying peak energy rates, but instead are using the low-cost energy your Tesla Powerwall stored hours earlier.
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Net Metering is a method of billing for solar energy system owners that often results in substantially lower energy bills and credits with your energy company. Your solar energy system will typically generate more energy during the day than your home will use. Net Metering allows you to sell energy that you don’t use back to the grid, giving you a credit for the extra energy you’re producing. This results in lower future electric bills.
NOTICE: As of 2018 WAPA has discontinued the Net Metering Program.
Definitely! For ProSolar Florida, no project is too small or too large!
Whether you have a huge warehouse you want to power with solar energy, or you’re looking to make your small 2 bedroom home energy independent — or anything in between! — we can help make that happen.
Some of our previous clients include residential homes of all sizes, hotels, athletic complexes, churches, and more. Check out some of our past projects to see what we could do for your property.
Yes! We install solar energy arrays to both residential AND commercial structures. The benefits of solar energy aren’t limited to strictly homeowners or business owners — both can benefit from increased property value, lower monthly energy bills, and energy security from clean, affordable, renewable energy.
In addition, both homeowners and business owners will appreciate the reliability that comes with solar energy when coupled with a backup battery like Tesla Powerwall. This setup helps homeowners seamlessly transition from solar panels to backup battery on cloudy days, at night, and during or after bad storms.
Structures that don’t have solar panels but employ Tesla Powerwall can also count on low-cost energy during grid outages. This is especially meaningful for businesses that demand constant electricity, such as those in the healthcare or food service industries, where power outages can put lives in danger or cost thousands of dollars in inventory loss.
The great news about solar energy is that a system requires little to no maintenance once it’s installed. Our solar arrays come with a 25 year warranty and are constructed of the highest quality aluminum, stainless steel, UV resistant plastic, and glass to ensure durability for years to come.
Most solar arrays will be just fine with an occasional rain shower or gentle hose rinse to keep them clean and free of debris. If any problems arise, ProSolar Florida will be there to assist. But our warranty and craftsmanship will give you peace of mind in knowing that once your array is installed, it’s there to stay and operate smoothly for the long haul.
ProSolar Florida currently serves residential and commercial clients in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
If you’re not located in these areas, reach out to other ProSolar Systems branches in Caribbeean, the British Virgin Islands, and the Cayman Islands.
We’re part of ProSolar Systems, and we’ve been in business for over ten years — 12 to be exact. We bring over a decade of experience in the solar energy industry to each and every project. We’ve seen the industry grow and the technology expand over the years, so we’re able to offer the most knowledgeable analysis and insightful suggestions for your solar energy project.
Compared to fossil fuels, which are the traditional sources of energy in the U.S., solar energy is the way to a cleaner, renewable, efficient, and more environmentally conscious future!
Solar energy is completely renewable — there is plenty of sunlight to go around. However, the reality is that fossil fuels are a nonrenewable resource. Once the supply is gone, it’s gone until the Earth can produce more over the course of a few million years. Solar energy is also easily accessible — all that’s needed is direct sunlight. No mining or damaging Earth’s ecosystems is required.
EnergySage estimates that solar energy is also cheaper to use than fossil fuels, with the lowest price per kWh of fossil fuels sitting at $0.38/kWh compared to solar energy at $0.029/kWh.
But more importantly, solar energy doesn’t contribute to the harmful effects of climate change. When fossil fuels are burned, this creates CO2. This carbon dioxide gets stuck in the Earth’s atmosphere, causing temperatures to rise. Solar energy, on the other hand, emits no harmful greenhouse gases and is completely clean.
Solar energy is truly the energy source of the future because it’s completely clean, renewable, easy to access, and doesn’t harm the Earth’s atmosphere!
The process by which a solar energy system powers your home is nothing short of amazing. There’s an impressive amount of technology taking place in every solar panel, which is a relatively small space. Most solar energy systems on residential and commercial structures are photovoltaic systems, which convert the sun’s rays with solar panels using the photovoltaic effect.
The photovoltaic effect looks something like this: sunlight hits a semiconductor within a solar panel, which is most often made of silicon. This causes electrons to be loosened, generating an electric current that is sent to wiring within the panel. This creates a direct current (DC), which is then converted with a solar converter to an alternating current (AC), which matches the currents found in U.S. electrical grids and common household electrical items and appliances.
Solar energy is a clean, renewable source of energy that harnesses particles of sunlight and turns them into usable energy to power homes and commercial structures across the world.
The photons from the sun’s rays, or the particles of light that reaches Earth, power natural processes on Earth — solar energy systems utilize solar panels and other methods to convert these particles into energy.