Going solar increases the value of your home  

Solar Sunwerx has helped hundreds of customers generate their own power from the sun. Some are looking to reduce their environmental impact, just as many are looking to take control of their energy bills and safeguard against outrageous electricity price increases. As solar takes a stranglehold on Australian rooftops, a new bread of customer is emerging… one that wants to add to the value of their home.

NBC recently spoke to a homeowner in San Francisco named, and you couldn’t make this up, Matt Householder. An early adopter of solar, Householder was able to shrink his electricity bill drastically, paying only $250 a year in a part of the world paying an average of $87.91 a month!

“My thinking was the cost of installation was basically going to be recovered when I sold the house because it increases the value of the house as a fixture,” he said. “It’s like adding a bathroom.”

Despite the increasing affordability of solar, Householder enjoyed double the return on his investment by first installing the solar system, enjoying the savings that paid for the up-front cost and then adding the cost of the system to his house when it was time to sell.

In Australia, home owners can install solar panel systems secure in the knowledge that the system can sold as an asset attached to the property when it comes time to sell. Whether you are downsizing or relocating, a solar system makes a fantastic point of difference that helps you stand out from the crowd.

NBC’s piece is rounded out with a comment from an enthusiastic resident who was one of the first to install solar hot water in the area. “Homes that have solar arrays sell fast. They move in the marketplace faster than those without,” said Steve Perkins, “so that’s a value.”

Best of all, having solar panels already installed demystifies the complicated process of considering solar rebates and tariffs. The incoming homeowner can save with solar from the first moment they turn the key in the door.