In Ca you get a tax credit for solar systems, so they have you pay what the credit is worth up front, and then the rest gets financed over a period of time that makes the payments slightly lower than your avg power bill.


So if you pay an avg a $400 a month, they might ask you to put $15,000 down that you will recoup in the tax credit, then finance the rest for a $350 monthly payment until it's paid off.

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