News Category: Solar financing
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Comparing Residential Solar Lenders: Dividend Solar, Greensky Credit, and Ygrene
January 10, 2018
The U.S. market for residential and commercial solar energy systems has expanded fast and widely over the course of the past decade, to the point where specialized lenders, banks and financial services providers across a growing number of states rout...
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Compare solar panel savings with different purchasing options (cash, loan, lease)
December 19, 2017
Home and property owners across the U.S. continue to install solar photovoltaic (PV) energy systems at a rapid pace, and they're increasingly purchasing their systems outright as opposed to leasing them or signing a power purchase agreement (PPA) wit...
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Searching for the Best Solar Installer in the City of Angels
December 11, 2017
More solar energy capacity has been installed in Los Angeles than any other U.S. city, the Los Angeles City Planning Commission pointed out in a May 25, 2017 letter recommending that the city amend the Los Angeles Municipal Code to require that solar...
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Solar Carports, Incentives and the Investment Tax Credit—It’s Complicated, Kinda
November 29, 2017
Solar carports and canopies are ideal solutions for solar power when rooftop solar might not work, but as the Investment Tax Credit incentive has evolved what's covered in terms of solar carports has changed. Here's what you should know.
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Calculate your solar savings while South Carolina solar incentives remain
November 11, 2017
Solar energy installations and capacity in South Carolina have taken a turn for the better since enactment of the state Distributed Energy Resource Program Act in 2014, and they have been rising since.
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A complete review of the Tesla Solar panels offerings in 2020.
November 08, 2017
All over the US homeowners have opportunities for going solar now. But three alone, SolarCity, Sunrun and Vivint Solar, have together installed about half of all the solar rooftops in the US. So if you’re considering one of these companies, here’s wh...
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How to plan the perfect solar panel installation
November 08, 2017
You've made the decision to join your neighbors and go solar. So now what? The process begins with a series of steps that can take months to complete before you can enjoy making your own power with your solar panels.
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Are free solar panels offers ever really free?
November 01, 2017
You’ve seen ads for free solar panels or free solar rooftops, but are they actually free? Companies offering free solar are actually offering zero-down solar power agreements through a loan, lease or power-purchase agreement instead of buying the pan...
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Are solar panels worth it for your home?
September 27, 2017
As a general rule solar power has a lot of advantages. It's good for the environment, increasingly affordable and provides a modicum of freedom from utilities.
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What is an average solar panel payback period and what would it be for my home?
September 20, 2017
A lot of people still think solar is still expensive. The truth is, the price of installing solar panels for your home has fallen drastically over the last few years and is now one of the most cost competitive forms of energy production for both util...
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