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Most important step of installing Solar on your roof! #Solar #electrician #ottawa #tesla #ev

Wiring up the DC junction box and Rapid Shutdown device #solar #electrician #fronius

8.1kw of Sun Harvesting Technology ready for final inspections! #solar #electrician #ottawa

Panel day! #solar #electrician #ottawa

Safety precautions for your Solar System #solar #electrician #fronius #solarpower

How we guarantee a leak proof Solar install! #Solar #electrician #ottawa

24kw Generac will keep your whole home powered during a grid outage, even your hot tub! Free 7 year warranty upgrade available until May 12th! #electrician #generac #backuppower #ottawa

Home Backup Batteries: Fad or Future? As an electrical contractor specializing in backup power solutions for my clients, the question of what is the best solution for backup power for their homes frequently comes up. The answer is simple - it depends! Backup generators, like Generac, Kohler and Cummings have been the status quo for decades now. More recently with battery costs coming down and competition in the renewable market segment booming, we have more flexible options. Here's the short of it. Backup batteries can offer 1-3 days of backup power to a regular home while saving you money. Now you might be thinking, only 1-3 days? Nick, my generator can run for weeks on end provided I have enough fuel, why would I even consider a battery? Well, here's something your generator can't do. It can't save you money EVERY DAY leveraging energy arbitrage How can you do this? Batteries can be charged using Ultra-Low Overnight rates and be discharged during peak rates. This would lower your costs from 14-18c/kwh to ~2-3c/kwh Won't this kill your battery capacity quickly? The batteries in the Tesla Powerwall (pictured) are expected to last 20 years or 4000+ cycles. If you discharged your batteries completely everyday, which is unlikely, it would last 10.9 years. The savings accumulated by utilizing this energy arbitrage would pay for your initial investment in 7-10 years. Now you might think to yourself, that's such a long time to see a return on investment, why even bother. Don't forget that this is only 1 benefit of backup batteries. They still act as a backup power source in the case of a grid outage providing you and your family with cost savings AND peace of mind!

Purple booth is rocking at the Ottawa spring home show! #ottawa #electrician #solar #generac

Purple booth is rocking at the Ottawa spring home show! #ottawa #electrician #solar #generac