Solar Panel Cleaning

Benefits of Cleaning and Maintaining Your Solar Panels

Your solar panel may require regular cleaning and maintenance, but that’s not the only reason to schedule a service. Here’s a list of benefits in cleaning and maintaining your solar panels:

• Efficiency: Clean solar panels work more efficiently than dirty ones. Because you rely on solar panels to power your home or business, they must be as efficient as possible.
• Longevity: When left uncleaned, solar panels can generate dust, debris, and sand buildup. Over time, this can weaken the solar panels, meaning you'll need to replace them sooner than expected.
• Appearance: If you can see your solar panels from the ground, it's important to clean them for good curb appeal.
• Warranty: It's a good idea to stay on top of maintenance so as not to void your warranty

Most manufacturers recommend that home owners and business owners clean their panels at least twice a year - once in spring and once in fall. Additionally, if you live in a dry climate or an area with high levels of airborne dust particles (like near a construction site), industrial buildings or an area of high traffic semitrucks that fill the air with soot, You may want to consider having them cleaned more often than twice a year.