Hey, this is Brent with Wholesale Solar. Today, we're
going to talking about the best solar panels.
If you're taking the time to watch this video right now,
chances are you're doing some research on
a solar project. You're trying to figure out which
panels will be the best ones for you to go with.
There is a lot of noise out
on the internet. There's a lot of options out
there. In this video we're going to go over the panel
options that we have and discuss which ones might be
the best ones for your project.
The first one I want to go over is the astrology panel.
This is going to come in a 60 cell model
or a 72 cell model,
this one here is a 72 cell module. You'll notice
it's a little taller than the sixty cell
— that's the main difference between the two, is the physical
dimension.
Astronergy comes from a tier one manufacturer,
the large company that she could relate to. Maybe
like the GE that's overseas
it's going to be your best value module
lowest cost per watt that we'll have on the website.
There's been a lot of our customers that use these. We use them
on the office here.
Many of us have them on our homes, including myself.
One unique feature about the Astronergy panel
is it's, backed by a third party, which
means a third party company backs the warranty
on the panel in case anything happens to
the manufacturer It's something that most
module manufacturers don't offer. For
that reason alone, many people go on Astronergy.
Now we're going to take a look at SolarWorld, the very
popular panel in the industry.
It's American made — just west of Portland, Oregon,
In Hillsborough.
A lot of people out there are looking specifically
for American made products.
That's why we stock SolarWorld for
it's high quality and it's high efficiency.
But it does come in a higher price.
Another reason people go in the SolarWorld product
is because they offer a thirty year warranty versus
the standard twenty five year warranty you see with
most other manufacturers.
Another panel to discuss is LG.
They have a very efficient, in fact, one of the most
efficient cells you're going to find in the market.
It does come in a much higher price. The advantage
of these panels
is that it's a small sixty cell module
like this, but they're getting a much higher
output out of it.
This is a 285-watt panel for
instance, an LG 350
is going to be the same size, but obviously
a lot more output. Although the LG product
is quite a bit more expensive, they really come
in handy when we're talking with customers that
have limited amount of roof space or limited ground
space. For instance, a person
might need twenty panels on the roof, but
maybe they have room for ten.
We want to get as much power output out of that
small space as we can
LG is really handy for that.
Most people are familiar with the LG name, it's
a big company, and they're not just making solar
panels. They have a wide variety of electronics,
which tells us they're more than likely going to be around for
a long time.
Another panel I want to talk about is the SUNPOWER
This is a flexible,
light weight, extremely durable,
easy to install panel. I really like these
These come from a very innovative company
have extremely efficient cell technology
and what they've done that's unique about this product
is they've actually incorporated a crystal
and cell technology into a thin film
format.
You don't really see this very often at
all. These are perfectly
suited for RVs, campers,
boats, mobile applications that
already have 12 volt platforms
built into him.
We can hook this up to a really simple charge controller
and go right to your battery bank. They do a great
job. I've used them myself in my father
in law's camper and on his boat,
we carry these in a 50 watt
and a one 100 watt
As you can see, we've got multiple options here
and hopefully you have a better understanding of why we use
different panels
for different applications. There's a lot
to go through, give us a call.
We're more than happy to sit down with you, talk
it through and make sure you end up with the right panel for
your project.
