Healthcare Facilities

Solar for Healthcare Facilities

Healthcare facilities: hospitals, doctors offices, outpatient care centers, administrative offices... require a constant and reliable source of energy so that they can provide quality care for their patients. However, traditional energy sources like fossil fuels contribute to pollution and climate change. This is where solar energy can come into play. Solar energy is a clean, renewable energy source that reduces the carbon footprint for healthcare facilities while still providing a reliable source of energy, and reducing the operating expenses for your facility.

Considering Solar for Your Healthcare Facility?

Here are some reasons why healthcare organizations across Ohio are making the switch to solar, and how it can benefit your orginization: 

Patient and community perception
When healthcare facilities embrace solar energy, they can place themselves as leaders in community sustainability – this can give the community a sense of pride and make them more likely to support and trust their local healthcare providers. Solar can also be a source for job opportunities. Solar installations sometimes need local workers and contractors, which create jobs and may boost the local economy, enhancing the community’s perception of healthcare facilities as active participants in their communities.

Tips for Going Solar at your healthcare orginization

One of the main ways solar can reduce costs for healthcare facilities is by decreasing their energy bills. When they’re generating their own electricity, facilities can offset a portion of their consumption from the grid, resulting in a considerable amount of savings over time.  

In addition to energy bill savings, solar systems require minimal maintenance and are designed to be long lasting, sometimes with warranties up to 25 years – this helps facilities save on maintenance cost that they may have to spend on traditional energy systems, meaning they can take these savings and focus those funds on other critical areas for the facility.  

Solar plays a key role in promoting environmental sustainability in healthcare facilities. Fossil fuels and other traditional energy sources contribute to greenhouse gas emissions impacting climate change – with solar energy, facilities can significantly reduce their carbon footprint and mitigate impact on the environment.  

Solar produces clean energy without emitting any greenhouse gases or pollution, this decreases air pollution and improves the overall air quality, creating a healthier environment for their patients, staff and the community. Healthcare facilities can take a proactive approach towards environmental sustainability and set a good example for industries to follow.  

Going solar is not just a smart energy move, it is also a financially strategic decision, thanks to a range of available incentives in Ohio. 

At the federal level, the Investment Tax Credit allows you to deduct 30% of the system cost from taxes owed. This significantly increases your long-terms savings and reduces the payback period of the system itself. There are also state and federal depreciation benefits, which allows you to recover your investment even faster by reducing taxable income in the first few years of installation. 

Along with these, certain Ohio utility companies offer net metering, which allows your business to send any excess energy produced back to the grid as a credit on your electric bill. This can further offset your energy dependence and costs, especially during summer months when solar production is at the highest.  

Solar promotes energy independence for healthcare facilities by reducing their reliance on the grid. With traditional energy sources there can be price fluctuations and supply disruptions which impact the operation of the facility. By generating their own electricity, healthcare facilities become more self-sufficient and ensure they have a reliable source of power.  

Solar allows healthcare facilities to generate their own electricity, reducing their reliance on the grid, so during grid outages, healthcare facilities can continue to operate and give patients an ease of mind.  

There are many benefits when it comes to using solar energy in healthcare facilities – one of the most significant advantages is the decrease in energy usage. By generating your own electricity with solar energy, healthcare facilities can greatly reduce their monthly energy bills. In addition to the cost savings, solar improves energy efficiency for healthcare facilities, giving them the opportunity to reduce their carbon footprint and contribute to a cleaner and healthier environment.

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