September 2018

While in my opinion there is a clear-cut choice as to what the best residential inverter option is, the correct decision when choosing the type of panel you want to install is not nearly as black and white.  We have many different technologies from an endless number of manufacturers.  Each manufacturer makes many different modules that vary in efficiency, size, total power, and aesthetics.  With virtually all residential systems I will push for Solar Edge power optimizers and inverters, but the type of panel I will recommend can change on a job by job basis depending on many variables.  At Pure Power Solar we do not see the benefit of tying ourselves down to one type of panel as most of my competitors will do.  At any given time I will have 3-5 different panels to offer my customers.  There are certain standards that we won’t compromise on, but having a few options allows me to provide the best possible system design to each client after all things considered.  In this blog we will go over a list of minimum standards that any panel you install on your home should check off, as well as digging into the variables that come into play when deciding your best option. (more…)