Economic Energy Solutions

About six years back my wife and I decided to look into solar energy to reduce our monthly costs. I talked to several of the big players in the industry and came away pretty unimpressed. The systems they wanted to install were too small and the cost per watt was too high. The pay-​back was too long and I was going to spend a lot of money and not accomplish my goals. We have always been careful with our energy use. We set our thermostats to 67 or 68 in the winter and 76 or 77 in the summer. We were tired of that, especially in the summer. We wanted to keep our house cool. We wanted to install a pool and an irrigation well. We wanted to heat the green house a bit in the winter. All of this required a system that was very large compared to what I was offered. I shelved the whole idea.
Gregg Nielsen’s name came up when I was talking to an electrician who was doing some work for me at the house. I called Gregg and told him what I wanted to do. He went to work and came back to me with a plan to pretty much cover my roof with every panel the fire department would let him stick up there and at a reasonable cost. It was just what I wanted and it actually made sense economically. I figured the ROI with static costs would be about 10 years, less as the cost of electricity rose. The system was installed in the spring of 2012 and went active on July 3^rd when PG&E finally got out to install a meter. The results have been spectacular.
The pool is in. We have tomatoes in January. We cool our house to basically whatever we want. We have outside lighting. We offset our propane costs by keeping the thermostats down and space heating with baseboard heaters. I wish I could heat the hot tub with electricity but its propane. Our yearly energy costs have dropped from approximately $ 2400.00 a year for electricity to about $ 200 (That money is for taxes and fees). Our propane use has gone from about $ 2000.00 a year to about $ 900. We have reduced our total energy costs from $ 4400.00 a year to around $ 1100.00 and we live in total comfort. That’s a payback of about 8 years if there were no increases in energy costs over 2012 prices.
My advice to prospective solar users is to do your homework then Call Gregg. Go for it and go big. Even if you don’t plan on drastically increasing your electricity use, get a system with some room to spare. You will find a use for it. Let Gregg explain the options and figure it out. Economic Energy Solutions did a great job for us.

My husband and I received several quotes on solar systems for our home. After reviewing all the quotes and recommendations, we decided to wait and replace our existing roof first. While we were replacing the roof, we received a call from Economic Energy Solutions. We sat down with Vivian Velez to see what they could offer us. We liked that their company was able to offer better products at a lower price compared to the other solar companies quotes. The employees were courteous, organized, and thorough. They left the work area spotless. This may be a small company but they are very professional and completed the job as promised. From obtaining the permits, hanging around in the pouring rain for the final inspection, to the ok from PG&E to turn the solar panels on was a positive experience with their employees and owner, Gregg Nielsen. We are happy with our decision in having Economic Energy Solutions as our solar company.