Whenever you consider adding solar panels to your home, one of the most common questions that comes up is exactly how much it is going to cost. While there is definitely a cost associated with adding a photovoltaic panel array to your home, it is important to consider the different options that you have for payment, as well as the money that you will save on your monthly utility bills.

While there are a wide number of factors that go into determining the overall cost of the solar panel array, most homeowners are who are interested in doing this are able to find a way to help alleviate the cost of buying an array outright. Solar installation is a relatively simple undertaking with a rather complex technology backing it up. As a result, there is a certain level of care that solar installers must take with sizing and installing a solar power system for your home. When getting started with a new solar panel installation project, you will first need to determine the total amount of electricity that you use on average. You will then need to decide how much of that electricity you want to come from your solar panels. The installation crew will then use this information to choose appropriately sized panels to complete your solar panel installation.

So How Much Will It Cost?

Without knowing more about your specific situation, it is difficult to tell exactly how much adding a solar power system to your home will cost. Your best bet is to get in touch with a solar installer in your area to discuss costs for your particular installation. Whenever it comes to payment, however, keep in mind that you have many different options available. You can find extensive information on our solar power info website regarding solar leasing, which has quickly become one of the most popular ways to pay for solar panels. With this method, you lease the system for a monthly, but keep all of the power that is generated. This typically results in a net gain for the consumer.

The design process is complete, and the Thronedown Challenge is about to commence.  The votes will be cast and the crown awarded to the champion designer. Capitol Lighting followers can visit our company’s Facebook page to vote, while showroom customers and employees can get a live look at the renovations in order to choose their favorite design and cast their ballots.

This friendly competition between two northern New Jersey interior designers has involved weeks of hard work, resulting in a transformation of  both the men’s and ladies’ restrooms in Capitol Lighting’s Paramus store. The finalists were chosen based on their expertise; they each received a $2,000 project budget with lighting supplied by Quoizel and Feiss.

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Mannarino’s vision was to create something sophisticated, dramatic and tailored. Her step-by-step design process included:

We all want the best for our children, and one of the most important ways we can help the next generation is by ensuring that they are receiving the highest quality education they can. But what if I told you there is an element to education that most people overlook when discussing ways to change education, even though it has been proven to improve behavior and focus, reduce disruptions and increase reading speed and learning capacity?

Though often overlooked, Research has shown that full-spectrum, cool white light is best for encouraging concentration in a classroom, so swapping out outdated fixtures for newer technology could be a great start to better classroom lighting.

Although fluorescent fixtures are popular in schools, the way they flicker (often imperceptibly) especially if a child has a visual impairment that necessitates a brighter environment. Try to position the lights (or the students) so that the task lighting is on the opposite side of their dominant (writing) side. This ensures that their writing arm won’t block the light, and distracting shadows won’t affect their work.

Teachers should try to avoid standing in front of lights or windows when talking, because these can easily distract or bother students. Though it can be difficult, students will focus and learn better when the teacher eliminates as many distractions as possible. And who among us hasn’t caught themselves drifting in a daydream out a window, whether interested in the topic at hand or not?

There are many programs and initiatives for better classroom lighting in place, though many are local to specific regions. Have you heard of any neat programs geared towards smart classroom lighting? Let us know in the comments!