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    Ray Boggs on 12/21/2014 at 12:32 PM
    If you're considering investing into a solar energy system for your home, it's wise to install the latest, aesthetically pleasing, highest performance technology you can afford. The key reason for this is the fact that the solar panels that you install today will probably be on your roof for the next 25 to 30 years before they'll need to be replaced.

    Installing solar panels that already have an outdated look or that offer poorer performance today, can have a negative impact on your home's value in just a few short years after they've been installed.

    The solar panels that most of the solar lease and PPA companies are installing today have the same aluminum framed, boxy look that existed back in the mid 50's when they were first introduced.

    Today, new, Gen 2, frameless, 1/4 inch thin, see through, glass on glass, higher performance designs are available that can make all the difference in the world when attempting to sell your home.

    These bifacial (double sided) solar panels actually produce extra power from their backside, from light that is reflected off the roof's surface without taking up anymore space on your roof.

    The new 300 Watt, 60 cell solar panels that are used in Hyper X 2 solar systems offers a better PTC to STC ratio "Real World" performance according to the California Energy Commission's performance rating listings than over 119 of SunPower's solar panel models.

    And they offer a very high 94.3% PTC to STC performance ratio. They also offer a heat resistant -0.28%/degree C temperature coefficient for better performance in warm/hot climates. And a minus 60 degree C extreme cold temperature rating. And when it comes to aesthetics, nothing even comes close to Hyper X 2's panel's glass on glass, see through, frameless construction.

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