Daniel
I have spoken to dozens of homeowners who went solar and claimed the 30% federal tax credit — and nearly all of them said the same thing when the credit actually hit their tax return: ‘I knew it existed, but I had no idea it would be this much.’ On a $24,000 solar system, the …
When my colleague asked me ‘how much do solar panels cost per month?’, I realised she was asking two completely different questions at the same time — and most solar articles only answer one of them. The first interpretation: what is the monthly payment if I finance solar with a loan? That is a straightforward …
Two people asked me the same question in the same week. The first was a friend in Scottsdale, Arizona — $240 monthly electricity bill, south-facing roof, excellent credit for a solar loan. The second was a colleague in Buffalo, New York — $95 monthly electricity bill, north-facing back roof, planning to move in four years. …
The question I get most often from friends and family when they find out I write about solar is not ‘how much does it cost?’ — it is ‘how much will I actually see come off my bill each month?’ That is the right question to ask. Monthly savings is the number that makes solar …
The first solar quote I ever saw landed in my inbox on a Tuesday afternoon. The total was $31,400. I nearly closed the tab immediately. It was only when I actually understood what that number included — and what happened to it after the 30% federal tax credit — that the investment started to make …