In Conversation…

How did your interest in solar begin?
As a teenager, my dream was to have a house that was totally off the grid, but when I was a kid, that wasn’t economically there.

Why did you choose SunCommon to help make your solar dream a reality?
When we decided we were going to use a commercial company instead of doing it ourselves (which was an option), I did research on SunCommon. Because I don’t know that I trust lots of solar power companies, and, you know, it’s a big project. There are so many things that could go wrong. I wanted a company that I felt good about.

How did you decide on the Solar Canopy?
We were trying to figure out what would work best, and when [I saw] the Canopy, there was really no doubt. It would be functional for us, as well as just a beautiful, almost like a, sculpture on our property.

How’s your solar working out so far?
Well, we have a cloudy day now — it’s producing 1.7 kilowatts, and we’re using 0.7. So we’re generating a kilowatt more than we’re using right now. And I figured out that it’s generating enough power that when we get an EV it will totally support our EV.

And how about your Powerwall system?
We’ll hear a little click in our air conditioner, and we’ll say, “oh, we must be in a blackout.” But that’s the only thing that lets us know — for whatever reason, our air conditioner makes a click. But it doesn’t skip a beat!

What would you say to folks who haven’t yet gone solar?
I think we’re at the point now that it’d be crazy not to have solar. So many people talk about leaving a giant impact on the planet — I’m thinking the opposite way: I want to leave the smallest impact on the planet that I can.

By the Numbers

Solar Type
Canopy Single

System Size
10.44 kW

Estimated Annual Production
9,243 kWh

Energy Storage System
2 Tesla Powerwall 2 batteries

Storage Capacity
27kWh