Advantages of Installing Solar Panels in your Home or Office

Nonrenewable energy or fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas must make way for renewable energy like solar power, hydropower, wind and wave power. There are experimentations happening now to explore the potential of geothermal energy. Solar power is the most reliable renewable energy. It is also the most powerful. It is the need of the hour to seriously consider solar panels and both homeowners as well as commercial property owners must contemplate the advantages. Investing in solar panels now will offer you a huge return over time. Here are some advantages why you should at least consult solar panel installation with your electrician.

The first reason and also the most noteworthy advantage is protecting our environment. Compared to fossil fuels like coal and natural gas, solar power has a negligible impact on the environment. There is some carbon footprint in generating or harnessing solar power, distributing it and the supporting infrastructure but the energy itself is clean. Coal or natural gas and even nuclear energy have a substantial impact on the environment. Coal with its thermal generation processes is a major contributor to global warming. For a better and greener tomorrow, switch to solar power.

The sun is the biggest power plant in our solar system. It has the ability to generate enough electricity to meet the entire world’s energy requirements. If we can truly harness solar energy to the extent possible then we can light up more than just our planet. Also, the sun is unlikely to vanish tomorrow or a millennium from now. We can rely on the power source. Our planet is also close enough but far enough from the sun to have the ideal exposure to its light and heat which if harnessed can change the world we live in.

Solar power is economic. It is true that setting up solar panels or procuring them and getting the infrastructure in place would have a substantial cost but the energy source is free. Sun doesn’t charge anything for its heat or light. One doesn’t have to mine or explore anything. Once the infrastructure is set up and there are government rebates available to reduce the initial investment, the cost of per unit of electricity would be much less. 

You can also make money with solar power. If your home, commercial property or even your office generates more solar power than needed at the site for all its energy requisites, the surplus power can be sold to energy providers and can be fed into the grid! If you go with a solar panel installation today, then over your lifetime you would be saving thousands and possibly tens of thousands of dollars depending on the amount of energy you consume. Doing a search for a qualified licensed electrician is easy. A good key phrase like Electricians Austin TX or your local area, will produced several qualified electricians.

Mr. Electric of Austin

512-402-5354

8868 Research Blvd #405

Austin, TX 78758

The Importance of Electrical Surge Protection at Home and Office

Any home will have at least three to four major appliances. Some homes have half a dozen and more. Offices may have more appliances depending on the nature of business. In a typical setup, there would be television, lights, air conditioning and heating system, laptops and desktops, washing machines, microwaves, freezers and refrigerators, dishwashers, mixers and juicers. Beyond these common appliances, there can be many installations catering to specific purposes. For instance, there could be a pressure washer, special tools for specific purposes and a business can have anything from high end servers to pricey electronics.

You must be very cautious while hiring an electrician because the purpose is not just to set up an appliance or install it. You have to ensure that the wiring is proper, that there is no problem, that you have the necessary voltage stabilization to optimally run the appliances and that you have electrical surge protection. What you would need is a whole home or office electrical surge protection device installed. 

Let us get down to the basics. Before you install any appliance or machine, you must check the wattage of the appliance and then check the voltage of the power outlets. Every type of power outlet has a certain voltage which is the upper limit. Every appliance will require a certain voltage power outlet or socket depending on the wattage of power needed to run the appliance. If you don’t plug the appliance in an appropriate socket, then you are risking your electrical setup and the appliance. The appliance will not run and it may go kaput. You may also blow your electrical circuit if the installation is not done properly by an electrician, and have the appropriate sockets.

You need to have the wiring inspected or checked out to ensure that the wiring can support the power which the major appliances will draw. The wiring needed for an air conditioner or refrigerator is not the same that you need for your fans or lights or even desktops. If you have appropriate wiring, then the inspection process will tell you that you are good to go with the installation. However, if you don’t then have the wiring upgraded or the appropriate wiring installed by an experienced electrician before setting up the major appliance. 

The power outlets must be earthed or grounded. Typically, the mains are grounded and thereon every power outlet is singularly earthed but there can be some that are not. Be double sure before proceeding. You may have to redo the fuse in your mains, distribution panels, or at circuit breakers if the fuse present is not appropriate for the major appliances. 

While all that nitty-gritty will be quintessential, ensuring electrical surge protection is also a basic need. If your electrician doesn’t attend to the needs for electrical surge protection, then you would be exposing your entire home or office, all the appliances, and the wiring to fluctuating voltage. Surges can damage any and everything that runs on electricity. Doing a search for a qualified licensed electrician is easy. A good key phrase like Electricians Austin TX or your local area, will produced several qualified electricians.

Mr. Electric of Austin

512-402-5354

8868 Research Blvd #405

Austin, TX 78758