I was going to purchase an whole array of solar panels (a 80,000 dollar purchase) but after reading pages of pages fine print of the contract and then being LEGALLY lied to by the sales person, I decided not to and here's why. (I'm going to make this as short as I can but, still giving key points as I understand them)
- If you miss out on the payment of your solar panels, They try to put you at ease by telling you that they (company who sells you the solar panels) won't put a lean on your house but, the loaning company will.
- My objective was to buy solar panels so I didn't have to rely on the grid, not because of climate scam. Well, guess what? The local power company commandeers the power you stored or are generating during a blackout. Your access to your OWN power depends on the whim of your local power company.
- By law you cannot disconnect from the power grid.
- You have to have wi-fi so your local power company can control your own panels
- The percentage of the your battery storage limit is at the discretion of your local power company
- The salesperson does not represent the company. They are essential outside contractors. So they can make any claim that they want without the company being held liable.
- The local power company buys the energy from you at 10% of the value of the power generated
There is more but, I hope these reasons alone will convince you NOT to get solar panels
Slow down turbo. Based solar professional here.
Most solar finance companies secure the panels with a UCC1 fixture filing - this is not a lien and can easily be removed to facilitate a refi. Unsecured loans and installment loans don’t use liens.
Either a battery or an Enphase IQ8+ MicroInverter with added tech will make you independent of the grid.
You can’t disconnect but you can bypass it with a battery or a micro grid with Enphase if the utility turns off your smart meter in the event of a blackout https://newsroom.enphase.com/news-releases/news-release-details/enphase-energy-launches-iq8-industrys-first-microgrid-forming
You are dealing with the wrong solar company - we monitor systems with Verizon cellphone chips
Picked the wrong battery you can configure Teslas however you want
Not a bad thing if you are dealing with a professional.
Most utilities in solar friendly states have a 1:1 buyback. - california as an example. If you don’t live in one, then you have to have a battery.