Solar can eliminate or reduce your electric bill.

Solar hedges your bills against uncertain and rising electric rates.

Solar increases property value with reduced utility costs.

A solar-powered home distinguishes itself from others on the market.



The cost depends on the amount of money you want to invest, with the TVA's current payback rates you can more than double your investment. The smallest system we install is 2Kw, costing est. $15k.  The minimum residential systems should start at 2Kw and commercial at 10 Kw, costing approx. $8k per Kw installed. Look at TVA's site to see if your utility provider is on the list.

This depends on you current load, a real simple test is to divide your heaviest month load of kilowatt usage by 8.5.

Several types of incentives are available, including federal and state credits and grants for homes and businesses:

 An uncapped 30% federal tax credit is available in which 30% of the total cost of a solar installation is credited against your federal taxes.

TVA's Generation Partners Program will pay you the base rate plus up to .04 cents per kWh for your solar electricity production. 

 TVA grants $1000 to customers who install grid-tied solar electric systems.

Businesses are eligible for the Tennessee Solar Institute's Installation Grant

Estimate how much energy you use by gathering your electric bills from the past year.

Think about how much energy you would like to offset and how much money you want to invest in solar.

Determine what site might be the best location. Solar works best on south-facing roofs. There should be little or no shading from trees, chimneys, dormers, or obstruction by vents or skylights.  If the roof is not suitable, we can install panels on another structure or on poles.

 Determine if there are other energy conservation steps you can take within your home or business that will reduce your energy use.

We will set up a free site visit to assess your site and generate a proposal.



 For a typical residential system, it can take between three and five days to install the PV panels and equipment. It can take an additional 7-10 business day for the utility to install the separate PV meter. We will turn your system on after the utility company has installed the PV meter and all inspections have passed.

We don't recommend installation on composition shingle roofs over 10-years-old. You want your roof to be in the best condition possible because the average working life span of a solar system is around 30 to 40 years.

Advantages of LED Lights

The operational life of current white LED lamps is 100,000 hours. This is 11 years of continuous operation, or 22 years of 50% operation. The long operational life of a led lamp is a stark contrast to the average life of an incandescent bulb, which is approximately 5000 hours. If the lighting device needs to be embedded into a very inaccessible place, using LEDs would virtually eliminate the need for routine bulb replacement.

 The key strength of LED lighting is reduced power consumption.

In real money terms, if a 100 Watt incandescent bulb is used for 1 year, with an electrical cost of 10 cents/kilowatt hour, $88 will be spent on electricity costs. Of the $88 expense, $70 will have been used to heat the room, not light the room. If an 80% efficient LED system had been used, the electricity cost would be $23 per year - there would be a cost savings of $65 on electricity during the year. Realistically the cost savings would be higher as most incandescent light bulbs blow out within a year and require replacements whereas LED light bulbs can be used easily for a decade without burning out.

100W led bulb replacement consumes 15.8W of power with a total lumens output of approximately 1,550 lumens.

 LEDs replacing CFL

Compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs use higher voltage to excite the mercury and create light. A long-standing detriment of standard compact fluorescent light bulbs has been their ineffectiveness in cold temperatures (40 degrees and below).

Most CFLs do not work with dimmers designed for use with incandescent lamps.

The starting system or ballast of the average CFL is for indoor use.