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Spectrum Solar

Solar installation in Pennsylvania

Rooftop solar and roofing for Pennsylvania homes, from our Pittsburgh office.

Designed for Pennsylvania seasons

Designed for Pennsylvania seasons

We size systems around your yearly usage and your roof's orientation and shading, so summer surplus and winter production balance out. Roofing is available when the roof needs work first.

  • Licensed & insured in Pennsylvania (EL-2026-007415)
  • Roof and solar as one job
  • Permits and interconnection handled
Snow, shade, and your roof

Snow, shade, and your roof

Panels are rated well beyond Pennsylvania snow loads. Shade is what costs production, so we map tree cover across the seasons before sizing. If your roof is near end of life, we'll say so up front.

  • Seasonal shade analysis before design
  • Snow-load rated panels and mounting
  • Reroof-and-install as a single scheduled job

How your system works

Sun to panels to your home, with the extra going to the grid for credit.

  1. Sunlight

    Panels produce whenever there's daylight — even overcast days make power, just less of it.

  2. Your panels

    The array turns sunlight into DC power; the inverter converts it to the AC your home runs on.

  3. Your home

    Your house uses solar power first, so every kilowatt-hour produced is one you don't buy.

  4. The grid

    Extra production flows to the utility for net metering credit; at night you draw from the grid as usual.

What we install in Pennsylvania

Solar, batteries, and roofing for Pennsylvania homes.

Residential solar

Residential solar

Custom-designed rooftop and ground-mount systems sized to your usage and roof. Full permitting and utility interconnection included.

Residential solar
Battery storage

Battery storage

Whole-home backup that keeps your AC, fridge, and outlets running through outages. Add to a new system or retrofit to existing solar.

Battery storage
Roofing

Roofing

New roofs, reroofs, and panel removal and reinstall — coordinated with your solar so the work is done once.

Roofing

How a Pennsylvania install goes

Four steps, including your municipal permit and utility approval.

1

Site assessment

We review your usage, roof, and shading — remotely first, then on-site to confirm.

2

System design

Our engineers size the array, pick equipment, and give you one written price.

3

Permits & approvals

We file with your city and utility and handle HOA paperwork. You sign; we chase it.

4

Install & power-on

Most residential installs take one to two days. We schedule inspection and interconnection.

Solar in Pennsylvania: common questions

What warranty do you offer?

Panels and inverters carry a 25-year manufacturer equipment warranty. We put it in writing with your quote.

Does Pennsylvania have net metering?

Yes — as of this writing, Pennsylvania requires its electric distribution companies to offer net metering to residential customers, crediting the excess power your system sends to the grid. Terms vary by utility; we confirm yours and file the interconnection and net metering paperwork.

What are SRECs in Pennsylvania?

Solar Renewable Energy Credits — Pennsylvania's program lets system owners earn a credit for each megawatt-hour their system produces, which can be sold on the state market. Values fluctuate, so we treat SREC income as a bonus rather than part of the core payback math, and we'll walk you through registration.

Does solar work in Pennsylvania winters?

Yes. Panels are more efficient in cold temperatures; shorter days and snow cover reduce winter output, which summer surplus and net metering offset across the year. We size your system on your real annual usage so the yearly balance works, and we map seasonal shade before designing anything.

Do I need a permit for solar in Pennsylvania?

Yes — a building and electrical permit from your municipality, plus utility interconnection approval. We prepare and file all of it and schedule the inspections.

Get a free quote

Tell us about your home and we'll send a system design and a written price. No obligation.

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Do you own your home?

We install on the home itself, so we work directly with owners.