Panels only pay when light reaches them.

What’s included

• Roof-mount and ground-mount arrays
• Deionized water rinse, no detergent residue
• Soft-bristle brushes rated for panel glass
• Visual check for cracked glass or lifted seals
• Frame and rail debris clearing
• Note on any shading that has grown in since install
• Photos of the array before and after on request
• No walking on panels, ever

How we do it

1. Cold panels onlyWe clean early morning or on an overcast day. Cold water on sun-hot panel glass risks thermal shock, and a hot array is unsafe to work near.
2. Dry debris firstPine needles, cottonwood fluff and dust get cleared before any water, so grit does not get dragged across the glass.
3. Pure water, soft brushDeionized water carries nothing that can dry into a deposit. That is the whole reason it works — the panels dry spot-free with no detergent film left behind to catch the next layer of dust.
4. Inspect while we are up thereWe flag cracked glass, delamination, lifted seals, corroded clamps or anything chewed. We are not electricians and will not touch wiring — we just tell you what we saw.

Why arrays here need it more than the brochure says

Panel manufacturers like to say rain handles it. In the Gallatin Valley that is optimistic, for three reasons.

Wildfire smoke. Late-summer smoke deposits a fine, oily particulate that is genuinely hard to rinse off and does not clear with one rainfall. Post-smoke is the single highest-value time of year to clean an array here.

Spring pollen and ag dust. Cottonwood and grass pollen in late spring, and field dust through harvest, both stick to panel glass and both arrive in the months with the most sunlight to lose.

Low winter sun angle. Steeply-tilted winter installs shed snow reasonably well but sit at an angle where any surface film costs proportionally more. Dust that barely matters in June matters in November.

Cleaning does restore output that soiling has cost you — but how much depends entirely on how dirty the array was, and anybody quoting you a specific percentage gain before looking at your panels is guessing.

What drives the price

We quote every property individually rather than publishing a flat rate, because these six things change the number more than anything else. Nothing on your invoice will differ from the written quote.

• Panel countThe main driver. A 20-panel residential roof array and a 60-panel ground mount are different jobs.
• Roof or ground mountGround mounts are faster and cheaper. Roof arrays depend on pitch and access.
• Roof pitch & heightSteep or high roofs need more setup and sometimes fall protection.
• Soiling levelA yearly clean is quick. Three years of smoke and pollen takes two passes.
• Access to waterWe bring purified water, but a spigot on site keeps the job shorter.
• FrequencyOnce or twice a year suits most arrays here — after pollen, and after smoke clears.

Common questions