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From The Installer's Lens
All articles →California's Solar Property Tax Break Ends January 1. Don't Cut It Close.
For 45 years California has kept solar out of property reassessment. That ends January 1, 2027, and exactly which date makes your system count is less settled than the marketing suggests.
Read the analysis →How to Read a Solar Lease or PPA in 2026
With the homeowner tax credit gone, the lease and the PPA became the contract you are most likely to be handed. Here are the five clauses that decide whether it is a good one.
Read the analysis →The Payment Jump Built Into 2026 Solar Loans
Many solar loans reset to a higher payment unless you prepay about 30 percent, money that was meant to come from a tax credit 2026 buyers no longer get.
Read the analysis →National vs. Local Solar Installers: The Honest Answer Nobody Gives You
Most comparison sites earn a commission on your choice. We don't. The subcontractor problem, and the five questions that separate serious installers.
Read the analysis →Built from the installer's side of the table
The credibility for everything on this site comes from a 21-year career in electrical work, the last fourteen inside the solar industry: training installers, troubleshooting systems across hundreds of homes. That experience is now used on the homeowner's side of the table.
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