Whether you are a resident of Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers, Bentonville, Bella Vista or Lowell in Arkansas, you may be consider installing solar panels in your home. After all, there are many reasons to install solar panels in your Arkansas home. Not only is solar power a clean energy that produces no pollution, it is also utilizes a natural resource without depleting its supply. By converting the sun’s energy into electricity, you can power everything in your home while reducing your carbon footprint and saving money on energy. Fortunately, converting to energy from solar panels is an easy process for most homeowners.

Solar Energy – Power Without Change

When installing solar panels, it is only natural to worry that you might have to install new appliances to work with your solar energy. In fact, Solar panels produce DC, or direct current, power. With the help of your inverter, which converts DC into AC power, you can easily use your existing appliances with your solar power. The energy is simply fed back into your grid and used to power your appliances just as usual.

Just as you don’t need to replace your appliances in order to use solar power, you do not need to install a new roof or reinforce your roof in order to support the solar panels. In fact, the typical system weighs just 2.5 pounds per square foot. The standard roof with trusses set at 24 inches on center can handle this extra weight without a problem.