HMS has been working with a great number of builders within the Houston City limits and has a good network of potential clients as well as good access to licensed professionals and contractors.

 

HMS is mainly using the “Monocrystalline” solar panels which have proven to be the most efficient (15-22%) and least degrading (less than 0.5% annually).

 

This type of high purity silicon panel is well suited for high temperature peaks in Houston. The Monocrystalline solar panel requires less space compared to other types and therefor very well suited for urban areas with space restrictions.  Monocrystalline panels can last 25+ years because of the high purity silicon which is very stable and inert.

 

SunPower is clearly the dominant manufacturer in the market but LG and Panasonic are catching up fast.

 

The amount of power generated by solar photovoltaic (PV) installations in Houston continued to increase last year, according to a new report from Environment Texas Research and Policy Center. The report, Shining Cities 2018: How Smart Local Policies Are Expanding Solar Power in America, found that Houston went from 8 megawatts (MW) of solar PV in 2016 to 9.5 MW in 2017, a 19% gain.

 

Houston ranked 34th for total solar capacity among the 69 cities surveyed in Shining Cities. The city has 4.1 watts of solar installed per capita. Houston has the potential to go much further on solar. According to the Environment Texas report, the city could generate 4,605 MW if solar panels were installed on all available small buildings.

 

The top city in Texas for solar is San Antonio, which ranked 6th in Shining Cities with 161 MW of total solar capacity and 108 watts of per capita solar. Los Angeles was the top-ranked city nationally, with 349 MW of installed solar. Honolulu ranked number one for per capita installed solar, with 606 watts per person.