Is my payment going to go up every year?
No. There is no annual increase written into this agreement — not 2.9%, not 1%, zero. The rate you agree to in year one is the rate in year ten. This matters because it's the exact thing that burned people: there are agreements out there that climb roughly 2.9% every year for twenty-five years, and after a decade the homeowner is paying more than they would have paid the utility. Your own proposal states the rate and the escalator in writing before you sign anything — read that line first, on ours or on anybody else's.
Isn't buying better than leasing?
Over twenty-five years and with cash in hand, yes — and we put that in the comparison table above rather than hiding it. What changed in 2026 is the gap. The federal credit for buying ended December 31, 2025, so a purchased system now costs about 30% more out of pocket than the same system did last year. The credit for third-party-owned systems is still in place through 2027. That doesn't make buying wrong. It makes the comparison different than it was, and worth running with real numbers instead of assumptions.
Does solar even work in Pennsylvania? It's cloudy here.
Pennsylvania is not Arizona, and we're not going to pretend otherwise. Two things make it work here anyway. First, your rate is high — every kilowatt-hour you don't buy is worth more here than it would be in a cheap state. Second, the regulated utilities are required to credit exported power one-for-one at full retail, so the surplus you generate in June is banked at full value and waiting for January. The system is sized against twelve months of your usage, not a summer month.
What happens if I sell the house?
The agreement transfers to the buyer — that's the normal path and it's built into the paperwork. A house with a locked-in energy rate is usually an easier sell, not a harder one, especially in a market where the utility is resetting its price twice a year. If the buyer doesn't want it there's a defined process for that too, and an advisor walks you through it line by line before you sign.
Will I still get a bill from PPL / PECO / Met-Ed?
Yes. You stay connected to the grid, so there's still a fixed interconnection charge each month. It's small next to what you pay today, but it doesn't go to zero. Anyone promising you a zero electric bill is setting you up to be angry at your first January statement.
Do I get the SRECs? I read that Pennsylvania pays for solar credits.
You read right about the credits — Pennsylvania law does require utilities to buy solar renewable energy credits. But on a leased system, the company that owns the system owns those credits, not you. That value is applied to bring your monthly rate down, which is part of why the rate can start below what you're paying now. If you want to own and sell the SRECs yourself, that means buying the system. We'll tell you that either way.
What if my roof needs replacing in a few years?
Then that's a conversation to have before anything goes on it, not after. Roof penetrations are covered under the 25-year warranty, and if a re-roof is needed later the panels can be removed and reinstalled — there's a cost to that and it's disclosed up front. If your roof is genuinely at the end of its life, we'll say so and tell you to deal with the roof first.
How do I know you're not one of the door-knockers I've read about?
You don't, yet — and that's a reasonable position. Complaints about solar companies rose more than 500% between 2018 and 2023, so the caution is earned. Here's what we can do about it: everything on this page is checkable, we've told you what isn't guaranteed, we've told you when buying is better, and we've told you that Pennsylvania law gives you three days to cancel any door-to-door agreement. None of that helps us close you faster. It's just what's true.
I saw an ad for an "officially approved Pennsylvania solar program." Is this that?
No, and neither is that. There is no state-run solar program in Pennsylvania that pays for your system. What Pennsylvania actually has is a law requiring regulated utilities to credit your exported power one-for-one, a law requiring them to buy solar renewable energy credits, and a state sales tax exemption. Those are real. A "state-approved program" that's "first come, first served" is a private company's ad written to sound like a government notice. We'd rather tell you that than let you find out from us later.
How much will I actually save?
We're not going to put a percentage on this page. It depends on your usage, your roof, your utility and how the system gets designed — and a number invented before anyone read your bill is worth nothing to you. Send us one bill and you'll get the real one.
