Amarillo Solar uses the sun to beat electric company heat




    
    Amarillo Solar is a local and relatively new business, but with lots of experience and vision that is also in line to their own passions. 
    David Nichols started the business in the late in the summer of 2021 after many people were upset with their energy bills from the local electric company.
    “At one point, the electric company was not even reading their customers electric meters, they were guess-a-mating the usage, and then expecting the consumer to call with a correct reading,” said Nichols. 
    With some consumers costs reaching upwards over $300, Nichols started Amarillo Solar to help people get back to being in control of their own costs. 
    “When people use solar, they are essentially putting electricity back into the grid,” said Nichols. “Then they (consumers) get a credit for the amount of electricity that was added back into the grid.” 
    On this particular job shown, Nichols and his crew are taking down a set of solar panels so that the roof can be replaced.
    Amarillo Solar foreman, Spencer Smith, has helped Nichols with the fine tuning of owning a local solar power business. Smith has worked in the solar power industry since 2019. It was just last year that Nichols and Smith teamed up to being Amarillo Solar.
    “On this job, the homeowner is getting a new roof, with means we need to take down the solar panels,” said Smith. “It is no cost to the homeowner, since their insurance company is paying us to take them down, and put them back up when the roofing company finishes.”
    Even though Nichols is still learning the business, he is optimistic about the company’s endeavors.
    “We are giving homeowners the opportunity to own their electricity,” said Nichols.

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