Category Archives: Roof

Even with a monthly loan payment, these homeowners are making out big with solar. Their monthly electricity budget is now $158 less than it used to be. And when their loan is paid off? It’s all gravy, with all the electricity savings and green income going right into their pockets, to the tune of hundreds […]

You can’t have too many views of a good thing! Like this 38-panel solar energy system in West Bridgewater. In what would have been a crazy move a few years ago, the homeowner put solar on both the east- and west-facing roofs of this home. It’s not crazy today. In fact, it’s downright economical. The […]

This is a pretty big system, with 30 panels on one of the barn’s roofs, and 15 on the other. And we think it’s a beauty, not just for how it looks, but also what it does. Solar makes this family about $3,500 worth of electricity a year, and over 25 years the savings will […]

This relatively small solar electric system will cover 97% of the homeowner’s electric bills, and pay for itself in about seven years. After that, it delivers free electricity and continues to pay him green income. Can you name another purchase that pays you back? Ever? That’s why tens of thousands of New England homeowners have […]

A few years ago, we never would have installed solar on the east- and west-facing roofs of this ranch home. Only the small south-facing section of the hip roof would have been considered a “good roof”. But as solar panel prices have dropped, the economics have improved. Installing on three sides of this roof made […]

This homeowner has a relatively low electric bill — $95 a month. So when he installed a solar energy system from New England Clean Energy, his electric bill savings and his “green income” easily covered that $95 bill. Plus he produces more solar than he uses, and gets credit for the rest from Eversource. All […]

Got a dormer breaking up your roof? No worries, we work around dormers all the time, as we did for this solar energy system! Speaking of breaking up, isn’t it time to break up with your utility? This family has reduced their monthly electricity expense from $128 to $69, even when you factor in their […]

Why shift your existing electricity budget into solar? Because you’ll lower your electricity rate, gain some independence from the utility and their constant rate increases, and save yourself a lot of money in the process. Oh, and did we mention you’ll be helping the planet? These homeowners, when all is said and done, have essentially […]

This system is looking smart with 48 all black panels situated on two roofs. Also smart? The homeowner’s decision to go solar. A 48-panel system might sound expensive, but it actually reduced the owner’s household expenses, even when you factor in his new monthly solar loan payment. How is this possible, you ask? Because, in addition to […]

This roof has a Total Solar Resource Fraction (TSRF) of 89%. In other words, it’s 89% of what a perfect roof would be for generating solar. That makes it a great roof, but “lesser roofs” are now working for solar too. As panel prices have dropped, lower TSRF’s have become more economical for homeowners. What […]