There are many ways to increase the value of your home. Often, homeowners turn to a fresh coat of paint or landscaping to incorporate that wow factor. Or, they’ll build a pool. These will not only add value to the home, but they’ll also increase the monthly maintenance schedule and cost. Paint fades in a few months. Landscaping requires regular maintenance and upkeep. Not to mention, a pool will be a regular checklist item and cost.
However, when it comes to adding solar to your home, you’re adding value while also saving yourself money in the future. When you list it on the market, prospective buyers will be enticed by your forethought and keen investment strategy.
You may be wondering, how exactly does adding solar power to my home increase its value. We’re going to answer this question by tackling three crucial reasons solar adds value to your home. Homeowners who invest in solar can control rising energy costs, add resilience to their home, and stand out from their neighbors.
Control rising energy costs
As we roll into an economic downturn, what better way to lock in your monthly energy budget than by dropping your monthly bill to include just the connection fees. With the addition of solar, your connection to the grid is no longer a variable cost based on your home’s wattage, but a simple monthly fee. Installing a power plant on your property is sure to increase resale value as you’re offering the same monthly benefit to the next homeowner. This benefit starts as soon as your system is turned on.
Add resilience to your home
After you install your solar array, we can wire up a battery cabinet. This cabinet is energized and reenergized by your passive power plant (the solar array). With a battery bank added, your power plant will keep you energized when the grid fails. With the right size battery bank, you could disconnect completely, eliminating all your monthly energy fees.
No matter how much you invest in battery equipment, you’ve increased your home’s energy resilience while also increasing your home’s resale value.
Stand out from your neighbors
These first two points, monthly cost savings and energy resilience, both individually and collectively add a third component to increasing your home’s value. Now, your home is unique compared to similar properties, even in your neighborhood.
By controlling your monthly cost savings with your solar array and adding energy resilience to your home through the purchase of a battery back-up, you’ve achieved what many homeowners aspire to be. The neighbor that stands out. Your house has a resilient power supply that is unique to many other homes on the market.
Our team has 17+ years of experience helping homeowners make the switch to clean energy. We want to educate our customers, making them feel confident in their decision to go solar. If you’re interested in learning more about our team, our mission, and the “why” of solar, click here to get started!