More homes than ever are converting over to solar energy and and with this comes a need to services and maintain those solar panel systems .

So this leaves many asking the question, do solar panels need to be cleaned ?
To answer that question we are going to show you the research that went into testing dirty solar panels  and answer the big question, Do solar panels need to be cleaned ?

In testing a variety of different solar panels manufactured by different manufacturers we found that clean solar panels out performed dirty solar panels by as much as 30% in some cases. Although the our tests varied from panel to panel the results didn’t change drastically between manufacturers.

When  testing the Silfab 330 watt solar panel, the starting test showed that the panel produced 24 volts. Immediately following the cleaning of this panel the voltage jumped to 40volts. That’s a significant increase in power production when your talking about having your solar power system working for you.

But my neighbors solar has been on his house 3 years and it still works ! Sure you could drive your car around for years as well without washing it, doesn’t mean it’s a great idea. You solar system will continue working but as the glass becomes more and more heavily soiled it will lose some ability to produce at full output. It will in fact work but didn’t you buy the solar system so it would offset as much power consumption as possible ?
For less than 1/2 the price of a cup of coffee at jack in the box you can have a company that keeps your solar system operating at peak performance each year, performs an annual inspection, secures any loose hardware and clean the solar panel surface back to its original performance.

Set up your free solar inspection today and let us keep your solar system operating at peak performance.