FAQ

Questions, answered plainly.

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, and any state incentive, 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 upfront that it is a state-level estimate.

What's in the PDF?

Your recommended system size, estimated production, the installed cost 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 happened to the 30% federal solar tax credit?

It ended. The federal Residential Clean Energy Credit (26 U.S.C. §25D) was terminated by the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act for systems placed in service after December 31, 2025, so a 2026 cash or loan purchase gets $0 federal credit. Only a third-party lease or PPA still captures a federal credit, through about 2027. State incentives and net metering are unaffected, and the report uses your real post-credit 2026 costs. Confirm your 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.