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May 06, 2020 - 11:23 AM
If you have a good south facing roof clear of tree shades or other building structure shades, your house could be a good candidate. It also depends on how much electricity is consumed. The best way to assess that is to reach out to a solar company. They will do a remote analysis of your home (free of cost) using tools like Lidar and be able to tell you if your home is a good candidate and how much of your electric load the solar PVs can handle. They may also provide you a quote free of cost. The solar contractor will also provide you details of tax credits, and other state specific offerings for solar incentives and loans.
Ideally, before you take a decision on solar panels for your home, it is advisable to get a home energy audit done. It is important to get your home energy efficient first and then install solar PV. This ensures a reduction in your electric consumption and utility bill and reduced number of solar PVs to meet the reduced energy need.
Resources for solar contractors:
Energysage.com https://solar-massachusetts.org/
Resources for MA state specific solar programs:
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/solar-massachusetts-renewable-target-smart-pr
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