3 Ways Solar Benefits New Work-From-Home Employees

The IEA reports that countries in lockdown experienced declines up to 25% in energy demand per week. Even regions in partial lockdown experienced an average of 18% decline.

With more homeowners spending more time at home, their power needs increase. As a result, many are looking to solar and energy efficiency improvements for increased independence and control over their electricity bills and power consumption.

Across the nation, telecommuting and Remote work have increased. In 2017, 43 percent of workers telecommuted at least part-time; this is a huge jump from 9 percent in 2007.

Jobs that didn’t exist 20 years ago are a part of our daily life today. These include everything from app and web developers to professional podcasters and YouTubers. Increased use of the internet has made from-home-work a viable option for many. In America, 43 percent of the population works remotely either partially or full-time.

However, when you are working from home, either during the day or into the night, more energy is used. Although alone it isn’t much all the appliances you use adds up to a larger monthly utility bill. The lights in your office are left on almost 24 hours. The microwave is used during the day to heat up a quick lunch. And your computer is periodically plugged in throughout the day so you can keep going.

And this isn’t even counting at-home jobs that require special equipment. When you work from home you end up paying for the energy that the company you work for would have been paying for.

Another issue for remote workers is that you aren’t sent home for the day when your power goes out. You are still expected to finish your work projects.

Using Solar Makes You More Productive from Home:
When you install solar on your home you are more aware of when you use energy. Those who want to save more from their solar array should do high energy activities during the day.

The incentive to save more money allows you to see the benefit of starting a load of dishes when you take a lunch break. Or put a load of laundry in when you need a bit of a brain break. Solar enables you to have a more balanced home life.

Solar Saves You Money on Your Energy Bill:
A photovoltaic system will also save money. This is a little hard to believe because it is a big-ticket item.

However, when you compare solar to your current electric bill over the life of a solar array, the difference is staggering. Solar can save you thousands on your electric bills.

You Can Keep Working During a Power Outage:
One of the selling points of solar is that it will keep your home running even in an outage. This, however, is only true if you have a form of solar backup connected to your solar array.

Learn more about our backup battery system here.