Academy Solar Unveils Free Online Solar Calculator
Residential and Commercial Solar Energy Company is First in Southeast to Offer Customers a Firm, Final Price Quote for Installation of System
Chapel Hill, NC, December 22, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Steve Holdaway, President of Academy Solar LLC (http://www.academysolar.com), a residential and commercial solar energy design and installation company, has announced that the firm is the first of its kind in the southeastern United States that offers customers a free online calculator to estimate a firm, final price for their solar energy installation with complete cash flows, payback, expected real energy production and anticipated environmental benefits that their system will produce. By entering monthly electric costs and choosing the size of a clean solar energy system, a customer can automatically receive a quote via e-mail for installing a system on the roof of a home or business office with the maximum federal and North Carolina state tax incentives included in the estimate. The calculator can be found at http://www.academysolar.com/calculator/index.php.
Included with each quote is a system review that summarizes the financial and environmental benefits of installing a system from Academy Solar, such as number of trees planted and amounts of oil saved over 10 years, and the total amount of money earned by going solar due to utility savings, home appreciation and other factors. To confirm the data contained in the review, Academy Solar recommends customers allow a follow-up visit by a company representative to a home or business for a site survey, where the representative will climb up on the roof, take measurements and determine the exact quality of the location for solar energy.
Quotes:
“The total amount saved by going solar for customers typically is somewhere in the tens of thousands, based on average results we have seen so far from those who have used our online calculator,” said Holdaway. “It’s a convenient feature that shows customers that while the upfront costs to installing solar panels may appear to be daunting, in the long run they will reap major savings for themselves and help improve the environment by reducing our reliance on fossil fuels to produce energy.”
New Media Content:
Academy Solar overview video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9duonsbKQf4
Residence construction video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL8HjVKSNag&feature=related
Residence installation video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JspmBqO06Eo&feature=related
Final installation video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDLil4u3og8&feature=related
Details:
- The calculator estimates for customers how many kilowatts can be generated by the solar energy system each year, as well as what percentage of the customer’s energy needs can be handled by the system.
- The on site survey by an Academy Solar representative does not require a customer to be at home or at the office, but the company does want to confirm with customers when the representative will visit so they will know and not be interrupted by the appearance.
About Academy Solar:
Academy Solar offers residential and commercial solar energy system installations with a focus on the Chapel Hill, Raleigh, Durham and Charlotte markets. Dedicated to professional customer service, Academy Solar takes care of all the customer’s permits and regulatory paperwork, as well as insures that the customer receives the maximum federal and state incentives in order to receive a firm, final price on the true cost of installing its system. Its online calculator shows customers how federal and state tax credits can reduce installation costs and pay back expenses within two to seven years, with free energy for the remaining expected 18 or more years of energy production by the installation. Academy Solar provides seven guarantees to homeowners to insure their complete satisfaction with the installation process and a 10-year “no hassle no cost” 100 percent guarantee on their system. Created by four successful local entrepreneurs, two of whom are U.S. Air Force Academy graduates and pilots, Academy Solar believes that solar energy can be a prime energy source in the future that can help our environment by reducing the need for new fossil energy from coal fired electric plants and provide real financial return to homeowners through solar production incentives. For more information, visit http://www.academysolar.com.
Erin Smith
MMI Public Relations
(919) 233-6600
erin@mmipublicrelations.com
http://twitter.com/MMIPR
http://www.mmipublicrelations.com
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Included with each quote is a system review that summarizes the financial and environmental benefits of installing a system from Academy Solar, such as number of trees planted and amounts of oil saved over 10 years, and the total amount of money earned by going solar due to utility savings, home appreciation and other factors. To confirm the data contained in the review, Academy Solar recommends customers allow a follow-up visit by a company representative to a home or business for a site survey, where the representative will climb up on the roof, take measurements and determine the exact quality of the location for solar energy.
Quotes:
“The total amount saved by going solar for customers typically is somewhere in the tens of thousands, based on average results we have seen so far from those who have used our online calculator,” said Holdaway. “It’s a convenient feature that shows customers that while the upfront costs to installing solar panels may appear to be daunting, in the long run they will reap major savings for themselves and help improve the environment by reducing our reliance on fossil fuels to produce energy.”
New Media Content:
Academy Solar overview video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9duonsbKQf4
Residence construction video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL8HjVKSNag&feature=related
Residence installation video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JspmBqO06Eo&feature=related
Final installation video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDLil4u3og8&feature=related
Details:
- The calculator estimates for customers how many kilowatts can be generated by the solar energy system each year, as well as what percentage of the customer’s energy needs can be handled by the system.
- The on site survey by an Academy Solar representative does not require a customer to be at home or at the office, but the company does want to confirm with customers when the representative will visit so they will know and not be interrupted by the appearance.
About Academy Solar:
Academy Solar offers residential and commercial solar energy system installations with a focus on the Chapel Hill, Raleigh, Durham and Charlotte markets. Dedicated to professional customer service, Academy Solar takes care of all the customer’s permits and regulatory paperwork, as well as insures that the customer receives the maximum federal and state incentives in order to receive a firm, final price on the true cost of installing its system. Its online calculator shows customers how federal and state tax credits can reduce installation costs and pay back expenses within two to seven years, with free energy for the remaining expected 18 or more years of energy production by the installation. Academy Solar provides seven guarantees to homeowners to insure their complete satisfaction with the installation process and a 10-year “no hassle no cost” 100 percent guarantee on their system. Created by four successful local entrepreneurs, two of whom are U.S. Air Force Academy graduates and pilots, Academy Solar believes that solar energy can be a prime energy source in the future that can help our environment by reducing the need for new fossil energy from coal fired electric plants and provide real financial return to homeowners through solar production incentives. For more information, visit http://www.academysolar.com.
Erin Smith
MMI Public Relations
(919) 233-6600
erin@mmipublicrelations.com
http://twitter.com/MMIPR
http://www.mmipublicrelations.com
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