Solar

OUR SOLAR PANEL INSTALLATION PROCESS

We provide a free quote after a comprehensive site visit that includes inspecting your property. We also offer socially distanced and Zoom interactions to keep our technicians and clients healthy and safe.

Step 1: Get your Free Quote

We can give you a free quote after inspecting your property. One of our experts can also go over all relevant tax credits and incentives, financing options, and more to make sure you enjoy all the savings you can. Schedule an appointment for a free estimate today!

Step 2: Efficient Installation

After you accept our quote, we can utilize our technology to create a powerful system that will save you money for many years to come. We will make sure to keep your busy schedule in mind to provide quick installation.

Step 3: Realize Your Engergy Savings!

Once we’re finished with the installation, you will be able to enjoy immediate and long-term energy savings. We will make sure you’re ready to start saving as soon as possible.

DRONE USAGE & WHY

Automated Drone Surveys

The home survey and measure processes take around 90 minutes to complete. Getting measurements, putting together diagrams, and locating penetrations can put you at risk, especially if your roof is steep. An automated drone can collect this information without putting anyone at risk. Additional benefits of drone surveys include:

Speed – Rather than taking 90 minutes using traditional methods, drones allow you to take as little as five minutes to complete a solar site survey.
Flexibility – Exact measurements may be difficult or impossible to get. A drone can collect this data no matter the steepness of your roof.
Consistency – Traditional survey methods may result in human error, but a drone will always gather correct data.
Safety – As mentioned above, a drone takes out the chance of any safety issues because no one will need to use a ladder or walk on the roof.

3D Modeling with drone imagery

Once our drone technology has gathered important site survey information, we can use the data to create 3D models. Rather than completing this by hand, we can use drone solutions to automatically create a 3D model. The benefits of this process include:

Speed – Instead of laboriously creating the 3D model, the drone tool can save you hours and automatically create a 3D model to use straight away.
Accuracy – Again, drones take out the possibility of human error. Additionally, aerial drone solutions can enable you to use point-to-point measurements for any distance you want, which means you can learn the distances between specific areas of your roof and include them in the 3D model.

Steps for Going Solar

1. Prepare for Your Site Visit – Take a look at your energy usage and have that information ready for your initial site visit. We can help you explore system options and help find the best location on your property.

2. Customized Design & Proposal – We will put together a proposal for you to look over which will include information about the financial aspects of the process. After you approve this, we will provide a contract for you to review and sign.

3. Installation & Walk-Through – Once you sign the contract, we will provide carefully coordinated, professional installation and then perform a walk-through with you.

PRODUCTS/OPTIONS

All Solar Energy Solutions provides ground mount or roof options for your solar panel installation. On top of our installation options, we can also provide solar batteries for all your battery storage needs. We stay updated on the finest products in the industry to make sure you have access to the best, including REC Solar, Q Cells, and SunPower. Invest in solar energy today!

Contact our team to schedule an initial inspection and to receive a free quote! We are proud to serve residential and commercial clients throughout Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough, York, Gorham, Kennebunk, Portland, Biddeford, Brunswick, Auburn, Lewiston, ME & beyond.

Deduct as much as 26% from your taxes each year through an ITC credit.

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ABOUT REC

Congratulations! You’ve taken the exciting decision to go solar and are now looking for panels for your installation. We understand that solar is a long-term investment and with that, we believe in giving you the best quality products that will last for decades. That is why we choose to install solar panels from REC. REC is an international manufacturer of solar panels dedicated to empowering homeowners and businesses with clean, affordable power. REC’s combination of product quality, reliability, and commitment to sustainability makes them the ideal brand for your solar investment, on whatever scale you need.

REC Group: empowering people all over the world and in all areas of our daily lives

Solar is the most rapidly growing renewable energy source, expected to reach 8,000 GW globally and supply over one quarter of the world’s power by 2050. To put this in perspective, this is around eight times the total installed electricity capacity of all energy sources in the USA combined. So how can solar expand to this scale? By being a regular part of people’s lives everywhere: homes, schools, universities, stadiums, hospitals, offices, places of worship, supermarkets, airports, industrial facilities, farms and beyond are all harnessing the power of the sun.

With 12 GW of REC solar panels manufactured and installed worldwide at the end of 2021 – generating 19 TWh of clean energy and empowering more than 18.5 million people – REC Group helps to mitigate millions of tons of CO2 emissions every year and is a reliable advocate for the global energy transition.

Why choose an REC Certified Professional

The REC Certified Solar Professional Program was created to provide many advantages to both installers and end-customers. Not every installer can call themselves an ‘REC Certified Solar Professional’: members of the Program are carefully selected to undergo a unique installer certification program. Through this, REC ensures that solar installers are equipped with the know-how and best practices to install REC panels and can assure you that, in addition to high-quality REC solar panels, you will receive a high-quality solar installation.

Why should you choose an REC Certified Solar Professional installer?

Quality product, Quality installation

Knowing that not only is the panel of high quality, but also that the person installing it is highly skilled and trained, gives you greater peace of mind.

Added comfort

Take comfort in knowing that your solar installer has been carefully selected, trained, and certified by REC. To be an ‘REC Certified Solar Professional’, the installer must be able to offer best-in-class service and reliability.

Extended warranty

By choosing an REC Certified Solar Professional, you can benefit from REC’s unique REC ProTrust Warranty package at no extra cost. The REC ProTrust Warranty gives you 5 years extra product warranty cover (25 years total) and up to 25-year labor cover* in addition to 25-year performance warranty coverage.

*Subject to conditions. See REC website for more details

REC Warranties

The REC ProTrust Warranty

While the best warranty is one that customers never need to call on, REC products are close to this utopia, boasting a very low claims rate; from more than 4 million REC panels manufactured each year, less than 400 return from the field as defective. REC’s warranty offering reflects this premium quality.

REC´s ProTrust Warranty package covers product, performance, and labor – and is exclusively offered by REC Certified Solar Professional installers. This means unprecedented savings, more economic security, and greater energy autonomy for you.

Product Warranty

Covers panel defects and promises superior quality for at least 20 years. All panels are eligible for a +5 year product warranty extension, as part of the REC ProTrust Warranty

Performance Warranty

REC´s Performance Warranty ensures that REC panels perform exactly as expected– every year for 25 years. With higher warranted power and higher annual yields, you can have greater ROI predictability.

Labor Warranty

The Labor Warranty is unique to the REC ProTrust package and gives you added protection in the unlikely event that an REC panel needs to be serviced or replaced.

REC Products

Alpha Series

The REC Alpha Pure offers next-level power and an even greater positive environmental impact. With its innovative gapless cell layout, the REC Alpha Pure uses the entire panel surface to generate power while keeping the panel size compact. Coming with a full black design for optimum appearance and a highly impressive power density of 222 watts/m² it reaches 410 Wp power. What’s more, REC has removed the lead from all Alpha Pure components to create a truly sustainable panel to become even more environmentally-friendly.

Based on REC’s advanced HJT cell structure with an innovative solder-free connection technology, the REC Alpha Pure offers a uniform color and practically invisible connections, making it an elegant solution for all home rooftops and customers wanting to go green.

Lead-free, RoHS compliant, so choosing the REC Alpha Pure means you can do even more for the environment than just producing clean energy
Full-black aesthetic for a seamless appearance
High power and compact size help get the most from limited spaces for more savings on energy bills
Solder-free cells for increased durability
92% power warranted after 25 years – up to 15% more than comparable technologies
More energy through a better performance when the sun shines strongest

Download REC General Product Brochure

Download REC Alpha Series Product Specifications

Solar FAQ

Why should I make the switch to solar?

Solar energy has numerous financial and environmental benefits. Financial advantages include savings on your energy bills as well as an improvement in property value. Environmental benefits include using a renewable energy resource that reduces greenhouse gas emissions.

What happens in the event of a blackout?

Your solar panel system will automatically shut off in a blackout for safety reasons, as power could be sent back to the grid and injure utility repair people. If you want to make sure you have power during a blackout, you can use an inverter and battery.

What are my financing and payment options?

You can purchase your solar system with cash, pay with a loan, or sign a lease. If you do have the cash, this can offer the most savings. However, a solar lease can help you enjoy low energy bills even if you can’t afford to pay for the entire system upfront. If you don’t have the cash, you should consider the benefits and terms of all available loans and leases to find what works best for you, and we can help with that!

Please keep in mind that leasing your solar panels can complicate the home selling process. Should you want to sell your home, you will need to buy out your lease or transfer it to the new homeowner.

Is there a way for me to monitor my solar panels?

An additional monitoring system, which can track the performance of your system, can be installed on request. Just ask us during your initial appointment.

Can I completely go off the grid?

Solar panels use the sun’s energy to create direct current (DC) electricity. While solar panels can’t create energy when the sun isn’t shining or when they’re covered in snow, solar panels are still a smart investment that will pay off.

How long do solar panels last?

Solar panel systems can last as many as 25 to 35 years, during which time they will require little to no maintenance!

Will solar panels work with my roof?

While solar panels work best with roofs that face south and have little to no shade, we can often work around this. If you want to find out if your roof is suitable for solar panels, please schedule an appointment and we can take a look at your roof. We can also suggest an appropriately sized solar energy system for your particular roof.

What is shared solar?

A shared solar or community solar project can give you energy from a solar panel system in your neighborhood. While you won’t own it yourself, you also won’t have to pay for the entire thing. The charges for this will appear on your electric bill as a “virtual net metering credit.” We suggest weighing the costs against the benefits of each option before deciding; give us a call to learn more.

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