The scenario is growing more and more commonplace: A couple is buying their first home. They’ve narrowed their decision down to 3 detached, single family properties. They choose the home that has something the other two don’t: solar panels.

Why are solar panels so attractive to prospective buyers? Here are 10 reasons.

1. Homes with solar panel installations are built to save energy costs.
2. Depending on the homeowners’ lifestyle and the home’s square footage, solar systems offset an average of 15 percent of electrical usage.
3. Because most homes last 50 years and beyond, buyers consider long-term energy usage a priority. Solar panels take this factor into account, addressing it head on.
4. Most people believe electricity costs will continue to rise. Given this prediction and growing, green building priorities, it’s a sensible theory that homes that aren’t green will soon be obsolete.
5. Buyers looking into every price range are concerned about energy costs and usage. Solar panels fit into homes that cost $200,000 and less, as well as to million dollar properties.
6. Demand for sustainable features and solar panels accommodate pricing for developers, who save money buying parts in bulk and installing them on all their new homes.
7. For some buyers, high mortgage costs are offset by utility savings afforded by solar panels.
8. Standards set by the Environments for Living Program and other programs like it require builders to meet the same standards. This in turn, helps keeps home values within the same community at a comparable price.
9. Homes with solar panels often come with other perks, such as water, electricity, and solar power tracking.
10. Solar panel maintenance is minimal, the process is dependable, and the value of your new home investment will be high.

Check out this link about developers accommodating the demand for solar panel installs: Homebuyers take a shine to solar power. For a solar installation of your own, contact CalFinder Solar to receive 3 free estimates from our certified solar installers.