FAQ
Is this a quote?
No. It's an independent estimate built from public state-level data, so it's a fair baseline, not a binding price. Its job is to tell you whether solar makes sense for you and to help you judge the real quotes you get from installers.
How accurate is it?
The inputs that move the answer most, your state's sun, your state's electricity rate, your usage, the 30% federal credit, are solid and specific to you. What a per-address engineering study adds is fine detail: your exact roof planes, shading from that one tree, your utility's specific plan. The report is honest about being a state-level estimate.
What's in the PDF?
Your recommended system size, estimated production, the cost before and after the federal tax credit and any state incentive, your net cost, first-year and monthly savings, the payback year, a year-by-year break-even out to 25 years, and your state's net-metering situation, plus the assumptions and sources behind every figure.
Do you sell my details to installers?
Never. No calls, no lead-selling, no commissions. The $15 is the whole business.
What about the tax credit, is it really 30%?
The federal Residential Clean Energy Credit is 30% of the system cost through 2032 (26 U.S.C. §25D). It's a credit against your tax bill, so confirm your specific situation with a tax professional.
My state has weird net-metering rules. Does the report handle that?
Yes. It reflects whether your state offers full retail net metering, partial credit, California's NEM 3.0 net billing, or leaves it to your utility, and it adjusts the savings accordingly, because that difference changes the payback a lot.
What if the ZIP won't resolve?
We check your ZIP before charging you. If we genuinely can't build the report, you aren't charged. If a figure ever looks wrong, reply to your receipt and we'll fix it.
