Looking To Lease Solar Panels For The Phoenix Parish
Hello everyone, if you are still getting the newsletters please reply back. We had an issue with the email server we were using and want to make sure you are all getting the emails with links to these blog posts. Not to get sidetracked with technical glitches, we wanted to let you all know that we have decided to go solar in a few states where we have operations. Phoenix, Arizona is going to be our first location where we will converting over to solar energy. Next year we may try to do the same in Florida, it will depend on how this first conversion goes. We have yet to commit to a solar system, or a company to buy or lease from. There are advantages to leasing the solar panels that would make sense for us, apparently the leasing companies would be responsible for the maintenance and repair if the solar panels were to get damaged in a storm or vandalized. For us not to have to worry about that would make sense, nor do we want to place that burden on anyone worshipping at the Parish. If any of you have any connections in the Phoenix market for a solar company we would appreciate an email with some contact information. We reached out to this solar lease company and had a great conversation about the process, the amount of solar panels we would need to accommodate our power demands, how the installation process works, and a general timeline for delivery. The gentlemen we spoke with, Greg, is our front-runner for providing us with a solar leasing option, but we wanted to get this out to all of our members to additional references for other solar companies that could offer a competitive bid. We contemplated buying the solar panels, but eventually concluded that the solar leasing options were better for us at this time. If we convert our location to solar, we may purchase the panels outright and just hire a repairman when we need maintenance or repairs. There were also other options we needed to consider, like where we wanted to mount the panels. The roof of the church Parish is pretty steep, and it was suggested that we have ground mounted solar panels built to house the solar panels on the property. We would prefer a rooftop installation to avoid vandalism, but if the roof pitch is too steep to install the solar panels on then we have no choice. Getting a second quote from another solar leasing agency will allow us to ask more questions and see if other offers exist that might suit our needs better. You guys know the scoop, reach out to anyone in the congregation, and in the local community to see if we can find a qualified solar leasing agent to help us secure an affordable solar system and get it installed. Thank you all, and God bless!