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How Do Solar Energy Systems Work?

People talk a lot about how solar energy will power the future. It’s not all that hard to understand theirSolar Energy System optimism: In sunny climates across the United States, a well-designed solar panel system can generate enough clean, affordable energy to power the average house. However, if you’re like most homeowners, you probably don’t know much about how this solar technology works. This can make it difficult to justify the investment required to get your solar energy system up and running.

If this situation sounds familiar to you, there’s no need to worry! At FOR Energy, we believe that understanding how your solar panel system works shouldn’t require an advanced degree. That’s why our experienced Energy Pros will happily explain the ins and outs of your custom solar system during a free consultation.

It’s Simpler Than You Think!

The key to making your system work is in the photovoltaic cells that make up a solar panel. These cells consist of one positively charged and one negatively charged slice of silicon, both sandwiched together and surrounded by metal conductive plates. The oppositely charged silicon slices generate a small electrical field, which allows them to react with the sunshine hitting the face of the panel.

When your solar energy system is up and running:

  • Sunlight photons will hit the charged photovoltaic cells and generate free electrons
  • The small electrical field in the cells will push these electrons to the metal plates
  • The plates transfer the electrons to wires as direct current (DC) electricity
  • The wires carry the DC electricity to a solar inverter, which transforms it into alternating current (AC) electricity
  • You use the AC electricity to power appliances, lights, and electronics in your home

Most of the time, solar pv technology works so effectively that it generates more electricity than needed. We’ll make sure that any excess solar energy gets fed into the grid, which energy providers will even pay you for in some states. How’s that for value?

Get Started Today

At FOR Energy, we’d be happy to custom-design a solar energy system for your home! Contact us today to learn more about the solar panels we install in Arizona and across the United States!


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"We had FOR Energy come into our home to do an Energy Efficiency assessment. It was really nice to know that the improvements we had already done to our home were enough to make it quite efficient already. We did elect to have an attic penetration seal done as well as a solar water heater installed. The scheduling was very prompt, all the employees, office & crew, were very polite & respectful. Their service crews were very clean and left no mess behind. I thoroughly enjoyed speaking with my representative Demi...she was so very sweet. Dan was here with Josh to go over our assesment and a few times throughout the installation process of the solar water heater.I would highly recommend their Energy Efficiency assessment. We have electric so the solar water heater option was a great option for us, however if you have gas then it may not be the best option for you. They have so many other services they offer such as window tinting, insulation, aeroseal for your duct work, attic penetration seal, and solar energy and I'm sure I didn't mention it all so be sure to check out their website and call them.

Tricia Jenkins

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