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The Ugly Truth

How solar gets sold.

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Not every installer does this. Enough do that you should know the moves before someone sits down at your kitchen table.

All findings

  1. 1

    The payment is not the price.

    A low monthly payment can hide a dealer fee of 20% or more. How to find it before you sign.

    · 1 min · 1 sources

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  2. 2

    The tax credit is gone.

    The 30% federal credit for homeowner-owned systems ended after 2025. Any quote that still subtracts it is wrong.

    · 1 min · 1 sources

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  3. 3

    “Today only” is never today only.

    Panels don’t get more expensive at midnight. Why the kitchen-table deadline exists, and what it costs you.

    · 1 min · 2 sources

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