Solar Energy Book: “How to choose the best solar system and financing offer for you”. Excerpts

8/12/2019 Solar Energy Book: How to choose the best solar system and financing offer for you. Excerpts.

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Solar Energy Book:

How to choose the best solar system and financing offer for you

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!hy is e"erybody so excited about solar#In short: it is a secure, highly profitable investment at zero cost. That means there is no need tospend money on this investment in order to enjoy the profits. Seriously! Oh, by the ay, it helps the

planet too! and creates local jobs!

Imagine somebody offering you this deal: invest nothing no and enjoy secure revenues for thene"t #$$ years, hile improving the economy and the environment at the same time. %ould youturn this offer don& Sound too good to be true& It isn't. Solar energy is that good!

$he re"olution is here

The (reen )evolution. *ut this revolution is not about the planet or the environment, even thoughthat is a by+product. This revolution is green as in dollar green, money green. Its all about -O)money.%e continuously e"perience revolutions in communications and information technology. Our entirevirtual orld as created ith its on mar/et, its on economy. 0ortunes ere made and lost

because of the magnitude of the process and the fact that no one e"pected it. The Internet as a

1blac/ san2.

$he %black swan theory% or theory of blac/ san events is a metaphor that describes an eventthat comes as a surprise, has a major effect, and is often inappropriately rationalized after the factith the benefit of hindsight.2 Solar photo voltaic 3or 1pv24 is a blac/ san in the global energyand financial mar/ets. It is a game changer. *y being democratic, scalable and cheaper each year,the technology ma/es e"isting concentrated energy generation business models obsolete. The /eyord here is 1scalable2. This means systems can be designed as small or as large as needed to meetthe e"act energy demand of a building or facility. Therefore, systems can be installed on the

property, here the energy is consumed, eliminating the need of transferring electricity. This savescosts, energy loses, and ma/es the energy supply more robust and stable. This is referred to in theindustry as 5istributed (eneration 3or 15(24.6 5( energy project is defined here 7in the boo/8 as a project here solar pv systems are installedon site to meet the internal energy demand of an organization. 9nergy generated on site is typicallyconsumed on site. Systems can also be grid connected to ma/e sure electricity is available at nightand to e"port the surplus of energy bac/ to the grid. oever, the main assumption is that theenergy from a 5( system is to offset your demand.

The above e"cerpt is from 1o to choose the best solar system and financing offer for you2, asolar energy boo/ e"plaining the ins and outs to the every day user. It is a step by step guideshoing people ho solar is beneficial for them, the process of going solar, and the /ey aspects of

solar financing.

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'() sooner or later e"eryone will ha"e solar* So what#It really is a really big deal. *efore you /no hy its such a big deal, you have to /no the bigsecret! )eady& O=, here it is: 9>9)(- IS 0)99! Thats right. It is! >ot only solar and indenergy, but oil and


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Freviously, solar energy re@uired heavy government support because it couldnt compete ith gridelectricity. Fanel and inverter technology as not efficient enough and unit costs and prices ere tohigh. >o, than/s to support programs, li/e the one in (ermany for e"ample, a substantial mar/ethas been created, alloing solar technology to mature and e"pand rapidly. These support programsgot the ball rolling and no solar energy is a cost efficient alternative on several mar/ets. 6s solar

prices continue to fall hile grid energy rises, more and more energy mar/ets ill adopt solar.

Solar energy might still be more e"pensive than the energy generated by a coal fired or nuclearpoer plant. *ut, this energy then has to be delivered from the poer station to consumers. Oncethose costs are included in the electric bill, solar can already be a cost efficient solution. Installingrooftop solar does not re@uire using transmission or distribution poer lines and covering relatedcosts.

The above e"cerpt is from 1o to choose the best solar system and financing offer for you2, asolar energy boo/ e"plaining the ins and outs to the every day user. It is a step by step guideshoing people ho solar is beneficial for them, the process of going solar, and the /ey aspects ofsolar financing.



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Energy ,ssets "s* iabilities%hen discussing solar financing, one very important thing has to be pointed out: solar pv systemsare assets. They produce an essential commodity. The generated electricity has a value and can besold or used to offset your on consumption. Therefore, it constitutes revenue for the oner in cash

terms. 6 car loan payment is a liability 3unless you are a professional driver4. It only generatescosts. 6 credit card payment is definitely a liability. -ou are financing purchases that dont generateincome, only costs. They are cash negative.Installing a solar system is cash positive. 6fter ma/ing the loan or lease payments, there is moneyleft from savings from your utility bill or from selling the e"cess generated energy. The solarsystems pay itself off and generates e"tra cash.

9nergy generating assets in a distributed generation model are secure investments ith no mar/etris/ because you are investing in your on assets. The demand for energy alays increases andinstalling a pv system means there is no middle man 3a utility company4 ho can disrupt yourdelivery of energy.

In short, financing solar pv is financing assets, not liabilities. Therefore, the operation is cashpositive for the borroer. *etter cash flo means loer ris/, secure repayment, and an opportunityto reinvest. Solar financing is the solution that can provide a boost for the economy, on a local andthe global scale.




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How much do you really spend on energy#o your day to day decisions affect the climate is hard to access and measure. o your day today decisions impact your finances is significant, direct and D6> be measured precisely. Our focusill no be on money, -O) money.

If you are connected to the grid, each month you pay a bill for the consumed energy. The pricesmight be more or less volatile, but long term they tend to increase. 6s long as you consume energyfrom the grid, you ill to pay for it.

Cet's asses ho much money you really spend on energy, starting ith electricity. 9ach month yousend money to a utility company for your electricity bill. Then, there is the energy used for heatingater, to /eep your place arm or cool 3space heating ando imagine neverhaving to pay for energy again. %hat ould you do ith that money& Fay off the mortgage& (o onholiday& 9"pand your business& Start a business&

It IS possible. 9ven ith todays technology. Solar panels can generate electricity to poer, heat,and cool your house and provide energy to drive your electric car. >o, imagine generating more

energy than you consume and selling the surplus. Frovided you have enough space for the panelsand enough sunshine, you could become a solar farmer and live off the solar energy.




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0oing solar means con"erting liabilities into assetsIn general, the process of going solar described here 7in the boo/8 is about converting liabilities intoassets. -ou shoed yourself 7in the previous chapter8 you have the money for energy already. -oualready spend it every month. 6 utility bill is a liability. 6 drain to your poc/et. -ou pay each month

to stay in the game. It doesnt move you forard, and each year you pay more as grid energy getsmore and more e"pensive.

ere is an alternative: a solar pv generation system ith financing solutions that fit your needs. 6solar pv system that is installed to meet your energy consumption and the value of that investmentis repaid over time, instead of one upfront payment. This allos you to substitute your monthlyutility payments ith repayment of the solar pv. Instead of an electricity bill, you are paying offyour system. 6nd just li/e a car note, there ill be a final payment. 6fter that, you have completelyfree energy!

*y investing into your on energy source, you can have free energy. 9nergy itself doesnt cost you

anything. Sunshine is free. aving payed for the e@uipment, you have assets and each month theygenerate value: energy that can be used or sold.

!hat is the best time to go solar# Should 1 wait for the solar prices to go down#

The best time to install solar and stop paying a utility bill as, @uite fran/ly, yesterday. The secondbest time is no. It is true that solar panels are a lot li/e microchips. They get more efficient andcheaper each year. So, yes, buying panels G years from no ould probably result in a loer price.*ut, you can go solar right no, ith no upfront cost, and reducing your monthly bill. Is it orth

paying the ever increasing costs of grid energy for the ne"t G years&



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Solar Energy Book: “How to choose the best solar system and financing offer for you”. Excerpts