Moving can be one of the most stressful situations in a lifetime. It involves dismantling and re-preparing a house in its entirety, in addition to all the other changes that come with it.
Far from the truth, owning solar modules is not a drawback when it comes to moving house.
In this article, we show you what you can do with your solar installation if you move house and what the implications are.
What happens if you move from a house where you have a solar installation?
Once you have decided to move, you have two options for your PV system:
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Sell your house. The house will appreciate in value and you will be able to sell your house at a higher price thanks to the installation of solar panels on your roof. New tenants will be able to reduce the cost of electricity, so this is a plus that influences the decision to buy the house.
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Relocate your PV system to the new home. This whole relocation of the installation is complex and costly, almost the same as installing a new solar system in your new home. In addition to the care that must be taken when moving them from one place to another so as not to damage the panels, which is of vital importance.
Homes with a solar installation increase the value of your property when you sell it.
NREL explains that the increase in the value of your property varies according to:
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The size of the solar installation: the increase in sale value is directly proportional to the number of solar panels installed on your home.
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The size of the house: the larger the house, the greater the nominal increase in value.
Solar energy is an economic resource and real estate agencies are increasingly interested in this type of housing. Homes with solar panel installations sell 20% faster, according to recent solar research by Zillow, a real estate company in the United States.
>> If you are interested in finding out how much a home with solar panels appreciates in value, this article will give you the information you need.
The maintenance and improvements to your home, as well as offering you comfort, help to increase the market value of your property.
In addition, the price of electricity is volatile, so the advantages of having solar energy in your home will be even more evident. The average cost of a solar installation is generally recovered in the sale price of the house.
Also, households that go solar are rewarded with lower energy bills and tax incentives.
Conclusions
Traditional utilities need more and more money for maintenance and pass that cost on to the consumer. But it is quite unpredictable for potential buyers of your home, for example, to know how much the price of electricity from the grid will increase.
This is another reason why they will then consider buying your solar home. They will want to know exactly how much they will be paying each month.
At SolarMente, we support you in the transition to solar energy with a simple and transparent process, where the important thing is that you have control over the energy consumption of your home and can manage it freely, without being at the expense of the ups and downs of the electricity market.
