Nice, clean and easy mounting!
Solar Panels with integrated mounting systems from Westinghouse Solar are resulting in several significant benefits to homeowners. One difference is the low mount on the roof. As can be seen in the picture, these panels have minimal space between the roof and bottom of the panel, as well as between each panel, which makes them aesthetically more pleasing because of their lower profile on the roof. This is possible because of an integrated racking system built into the frame of the panel.
This also results in reducing installation time, as the panel gets attached to the roof directly, instead of to a racking system. This improvement in solar panels decreases the number of roof penetrations that need to be done, further saving on installation costs. Overall, these two advantages contribute to lower costs to the homeowner.
There is another advantage of our Westinghouse Solar AC Panels, and that’s the fact that they can improve a system’s production by up to 25% versus standard DC panels. This is accomplished through Microinverter technology integrated directly into the panels, versus a central or string inverter system. This technology makes each panel into its own virtual system, independent from other panels. So when shading is an issue from, say, a cloud, only the shaded panels have decreased production, not the panels remaining in full sun. Depending on your system’s location and shading issues, this increase in production can be significant.
Finally, the Westinghouse brand is a solid company with over 100 years of history in consumer electronics. At Solar & More, we’re proud to feature them for our residential solar system installations!