Solar thermal electric capacity is predicted to increase worldwide. The cost of building, operating, and maintaining solar thermal electric systems has decreased dramatically -- in some cases by a factor of ten -- and is expected to continue dropping. Solar-thermal designs may be economically competitive with some conventional electricity-generating technologies.
By 2018, some solar thermal electric technologies could be producing electricity at $0.02 to $0.05 per kilowatt hour (kWh). Building a new home? Why not include your own electricity generating plant as part of your 21st century estate? Ask your architect about the advantages and rebates available for new home builders.
By 2018, some solar thermal electric technologies could be producing electricity at $0.02 to $0.05 per kilowatt hour (kWh). Building a new home? Why not include your own electricity generating plant as part of your 21st century estate? Ask your architect about the advantages and rebates available for new home builders.
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Ryan Fraser
Feb 03, 2022
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Western Solar did a great job installing a heat pump system at our house. They were friendly and great to work with throughout the process. Marcus came out to see what we had in mind, took some measurements, and ended up recommending a 20,000 BTU unit outside and two indoor heads. The installation team was quick, friendly, and did a great job.
If we switch our heat to electric, we can add a couple of indoor units to the other side of the house, but we have been happy with the two for cooling. Now our place is nice and comfortable during the warmer summer months!
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If we switch our heat to electric, we can add a couple of indoor units to the other side of the house, but we have been happy with the two for cooling. Now our place is nice and comfortable during the warmer summer months!
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Rich Horigan
Aug 15, 2021
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We're super happy with our solar installation from Western Solar. Every step in the process; from initial site review, quick and detailed estimates, timely installation scheduling, friendly crew and fast installation, great coordination with the city and energy company, and great communication and documentation, all went extremely well.
Sam Stoner
Jan 09, 2021
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Western Solar is great. We have used them to install two solar systems and a heat pump.The free assessments are very informative, data-driven, and gave us a clear picture of what we could expect out of our systems. There was no pressure to follow up, but we are glad we did. The installations were quick and professional. The crews are friendly and do quality work. Our systems have performed flawlessly. I highly recommend using them.
Aaron Lear
Dec 26, 2020
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Hello Western Solar,
I just wanted to take a moment to tell you how happy we are with how
everything has gone with our solar project. Markus, thank you
for being so flexible and responsive. What you presented to us was
exactly what was installed on our roof. The Western Solar office was
also very helpful, and kept up clear communication on next steps for executing the install. The crew you sent to our house was top notch. John worked with us, had great ideas, and was very flexible on where to run the conduit and install the breaker box, so it tied in nicely with the lines of our house. Jade
I just wanted to take a moment to tell you how happy we are with how
everything has gone with our solar project. Markus, thank you
for being so flexible and responsive. What you presented to us was
exactly what was installed on our roof. The Western Solar office was
also very helpful, and kept up clear communication on next steps for executing the install. The crew you sent to our house was top notch. John worked with us, had great ideas, and was very flexible on where to run the conduit and install the breaker box, so it tied in nicely with the lines of our house. Jade
Cyndi Meuchel
Jun 09, 2020
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The team at Western Solar are top notch. Not only are they professional, knowledgeable and friendly, they make installation simple. From beginning to end they made all of the arrangements. It couldn't be easier. What a pleasure to do business with these folks.
Addition on 7/14/2020: I needed help with an issue related to my solar panel inverter. Called the team. They responded immediately and have gone out of their way to help fix the problem. I can't say enough good things about these folks. They're one amazing team.
Addition on 7/14/2020: I needed help with an issue related to my solar panel inverter. Called the team. They responded immediately and have gone out of their way to help fix the problem. I can't say enough good things about these folks. They're one amazing team.
Mike Hinckley
Nov 23, 2017
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My wife and I really wanted solar and worked with Markus on multiple different options. He laid out multiple plans as well as honest financial predictions for both our house and garage with and without tree removal. Given the orientation of our home and our unwillingness to cut down some trees that limited our system we decided not to pursue installation as financially it did not make sense. Even though we did not end up installing any solar it was great to work with them, they were very quick to respond, and I would recommended them to anyone looking into solar.
