How Electricity is Measured
Watts and Watt-Hours - The unit of measure for electricity is the watt.  Let's say for example we have a 1 watt light bulb.  It would take 1 watt of energy transferred to the bulb at any given moment to power that bulb.

A Watt-hour (Wh) is the amount of energy used over time, which in this case is an hour.  The formula for a watt-hour is the number of watts it takes to power a device at any given moment times the number of hours used (Watts x Hours).

For example: The 1 watt light bulb will take 1 watt of energy transferred to itself to operate at any given moment, but if energy is transferred to the light bulb for one hour, then the amount of energy used over the entire hour is 1 watt x 1 hour = 1 watt-hour.

Here are some other examples:

1 Watt x 2.0 hours = 2.0 Watt-hours of energy produced
1 Watt x 0.5 hours = 0.5 Watt-hours of energy produced

Kilowatts and Kilowatt-Hours - A Kilowatt is equal to 1000 Watts.  So if you have expended 500,000 Wh, that would be equal to 500 Kilowatt-hours (kWh).  The kWh is the unit of measurement that your electric company uses to bill you.

Tax Credits, Rebates & Financing
When you install a solar power system in your home, business, or public building, you may be eligible for a 30% dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit that you may receive in your income tax return.  Some states, municipalities and/or utilities also provide additional tax credits and/or rebates.  Akari Energy will help you receive those tax credits and rebates you may be eligible for and arrange for any financing, if necessary.

Click Here for Summary of Federal Tax Credits for Homeowners

Your Roof - Solar Power
First and foremost, we inspect your roof to ensure that it is capable of supporting a solar power system.  Some older homes may not have been maintained well enough to support the additional weight.

The direction that your roof faces affects how easily a solar power system can be installed, the cost and how efficient it will be.  Ideal installations in the United States are on roofs facing true south because your solar power system can capture the most sunlight facing this direction.  If your roof surfaces face in any direction other than south, we can customize your solar power system to maximize efficiency and minimize cost.

Installing Space Age Technology on Your Roof
Solar panels have been used for satellite systems in outer space for decades and has been available for building structures for a long time, but today solar panels can convert light to energy more efficiently and less expensively.  What better way to power your home or business when the energy from the sun is free.

Although, we offer several brands of solar panels, we primarily use Kyocera Solar because of their reputation for building long lasting quality products and because they have solar panels that have a 40 plus year life expectancy and some have successfully been in use for over 25 years.  Not very many manufacturers can make this claim.

Heat your Swimming Pools
If you own a swimming pool, you can extend your swimming season by installing solar panels to heat your swimming pool even when temperatures are cool.  Rising gas prices will increase the maintenance costs of your pool, but once you install a solar power system, there are less heating bills to pay.

Optional Web Box
A web box allows users to access their system performance data anytime - from anywhere in the world.  By logging onto a portal, users can see their current and historical system performance data displayed graphically.  The data collected is stored in common file formats for use in spread sheets, graphs or other websites.