{"id":1829,"date":"2026-07-23T17:12:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T17:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo26.mystagingserver.site\/suncatchtech\/?page_id=1829"},"modified":"2026-08-25T15:14:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T15:14:59","slug":"how-to-make-your-roof-pay-you","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demo26.mystagingserver.site\/suncatchtech\/how-to-make-your-roof-pay-you\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Make Your Roof Pay You"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1829\" class=\"elementor elementor-1829\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02225d6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"02225d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e37481 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e37481\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How To Make Your Roof Pay You<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b753580 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b753580\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-275ea44 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"275ea44\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac1121 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fac1121\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Solar panels turn your roof into a power plant<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef9c258 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef9c258\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The electricity from the solar panels on your roof first meets the power needs in your building.<\/p><p>When the solar panels on your roof generate more electricity than your building needs, the excess power is exported to your local utility network. This power outflow is recorded by your meter and ends up as a credit on your utility bill.<\/p><p>After the sun sets, your building still needs power. The electricity you use at these times comes from the grid. This electricity flows through your meter and appears as a charge on your bill as usual.<\/p><p>Most Canadian utilities use some variation of this &#8220;net metering&#8221; to calculate your bill.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f98f70b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f98f70b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe39607 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fe39607\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-709734f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"709734f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/demo26.mystagingserver.site\/suncatchtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Power-Meter-2558-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2078\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo26.mystagingserver.site\/suncatchtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Power-Meter-2558-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/demo26.mystagingserver.site\/suncatchtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Power-Meter-2558-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/demo26.mystagingserver.site\/suncatchtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Power-Meter-2558-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/demo26.mystagingserver.site\/suncatchtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Power-Meter-2558-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/demo26.mystagingserver.site\/suncatchtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Power-Meter-2558-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/demo26.mystagingserver.site\/suncatchtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Power-Meter-2558-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/demo26.mystagingserver.site\/suncatchtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Power-Meter-2558-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/demo26.mystagingserver.site\/suncatchtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Power-Meter-2558-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/demo26.mystagingserver.site\/suncatchtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Power-Meter-2558-1280x1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/demo26.mystagingserver.site\/suncatchtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Power-Meter-2558-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c36915d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c36915d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbf2e8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbf2e8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Imagine baking cookies on a sunny day.\u00a0Your oven is being heated with electricity produced by the solar panels on your roof. You are not using electricity from the local power utility grid to bake your cookies.<\/p><p>The flow of electricity from your roof to your oven happens &#8220;behind the meter&#8221;.\u00a0<\/p><p>Therefore,\u00a0the electricity used in this example of baking cookies never appears as a cost on your utility bill.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf91ea6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cf91ea6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-144683f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"144683f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e075a44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e075a44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/demo26.mystagingserver.site\/suncatchtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-06-at-15-11-14-Utility-Bill.PDF.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2079\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo26.mystagingserver.site\/suncatchtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-06-at-15-11-14-Utility-Bill.PDF.png 923w, https:\/\/demo26.mystagingserver.site\/suncatchtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-06-at-15-11-14-Utility-Bill.PDF-300x264.png 300w, https:\/\/demo26.mystagingserver.site\/suncatchtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-06-at-15-11-14-Utility-Bill.PDF-768x675.png 768w, https:\/\/demo26.mystagingserver.site\/suncatchtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-06-at-15-11-14-Utility-Bill.PDF-500x439.png 500w, https:\/\/demo26.mystagingserver.site\/suncatchtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-06-at-15-11-14-Utility-Bill.PDF-800x703.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76c40be e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76c40be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec42d1e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec42d1e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65a8d7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65a8d7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Solar panels reduce your electricity costs &#8211; sometimes substantially. This cost savings vary, depending on what you pay for your electricity.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f587538 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f587538\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9006d94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9006d94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Reducing your electricity costs depends on the price you pay for the electricity bill. You receive a credit for the power you send to the local utility grid at the same rate as you pay to bring that power into your building.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How To Make Your Roof Pay You Solar panels turn your roof into a power plant The electricity from the solar panels on your roof first meets the power needs in your building. 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