Palm Springs Solar Panel Cleaning & Removal Service

Palm Springs gets a huge amount of sun, which is great for solar. The problem is that the same wind that blows through the San Gorgonio Pass brings fine desert dust with it, and that dust lands on your panels and sticks. The more dust on the glass, the less sunlight gets through to the cells underneath. It works the same way a dirty car windshield blocks your view. Your system is still running, but it is not making as much electricity as it should. In fact, dirty panels can lose 15 to 25 percent of their output. That is money you are paying to the utility company that your panels should have covered.

To get a price for cleaning your system right now, use the solar panel cleaning calculator. Type in how many panels you have and you will see your quote instantly.

We clean panels once every three months, four times a year. Palm Springs does not get enough rain to clean panels on its own, and the little rain that does fall actually makes things worse. Water in the desert picks up dust on the way down, and when it dries on the hot glass it leaves a gritty film behind. The only thing that actually removes that buildup is a proper cleaning with purified water and the right equipment.

There are a few common reasons panels need to come off a Palm Springs roof. The most common one is a roof replacement. A lot of homes here have panels that went up eight to twelve years ago, and the roof underneath is starting to need attention. Other reasons include upgrading to a bigger system, moving to a new home, or swapping out older equipment.

For a removal price based on your system size, use the solar panel removal cost calculator. Enter how many panels you have and you will see the cost right away.

Once the panels and racking come off, the bolt holes and flashing where the mounts went through the roof need to be checked and sealed properly. In Palm Springs, where roofs go through big temperature swings every single day, those spots can show wear after years of heating and cooling. If the roof surface needs work before the panels go back on, our roofing team can take a look and handle any repairs so the panels go back onto a roof that is solid and watertight.

Palm Springs is one of the best places in the country for solar. Hundreds of sunny days a year, high electricity bills from running AC all summer, and short-term rental properties where every dollar of electricity costs matters. If you want to know how many panels your home needs or how much a new system would cost, the solar quote calculator makes it simple. Enter your monthly electricity usage and it will show you the right system size, the number of panels, the cost, and what adding a Tesla Powerwall battery would run if you want backup power for nights or outages.

A battery is worth thinking about in Palm Springs. When the grid goes down during a summer heat event, your AC, refrigerator, and lights can keep running on stored solar power instead of shutting off with everyone else.

Our solar division at Truly Tough Solar handles panel cleaning, removal, reinstallation, new system installation, and battery storage across Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, Indian Wells, La Quinta, Indio, Desert Hot Springs, Coachella, Bermuda Dunes, and throughout the Coachella Valley. Call us at 760-343-5837 or reach us at Solar@TrulyTough.com.