Solar through Sunrun.
Run past me first.
Sunrun installs and services it. I sit on your side of the table while you decide if it is worth doing, and I read the contract with you before you sign anything.
Solar through Sunrun,
run past me first.
Solar runs through my partnership with Sunrun, the largest home solar and battery company in the country. They install and service the system. My job is to sit on your side of the table while you decide whether it is worth doing at all, and to read the contract with you before you sign it.
Solar is one of the easiest things in home services to get talked into. The pitch is always a big number about what you will save, and the details that decide whether that number is real are buried in a twenty five year agreement. That is exactly where I am useful.
Why Massachusetts homeowners keep looking at this
- Electricity rates in Massachusetts have gone up about 30 percent over the last five years
- Greater Boston households pay roughly 70 percent more per kilowatt hour than the national average
- Winter storms and an aging grid mean outages are not rare anymore
- A battery lets you use your own power at night instead of buying it back
When I will tell you not to do it
If your roof has a few years left, if your shading is bad, if you are planning to move soon, or if your usage is low enough that the math does not work, I will say so. I would rather lose the job than put you into a twenty five year agreement that does not pay off.
Sunrun does
the installing.
Sunrun is America's number one home solar and battery company, with more than a million homes on their systems. They have their own installers and service technicians rather than subcontracting the work out and disappearing.
Subscribe or buy.
They are not the same deal.
This is the decision that matters most, and it is the one people understand least when they sign.
Sunrun Subscription
- As little as $0 down to get started
- Locked in monthly payment instead of a utility bill that climbs
- Sunrun owns the system and maintains it
- Workmanship and energy production guarantee for the life of the contract
- Five year roof penetration warranty and 24/7 monitoring
- Plan transfers to the new owners if you sell the house
- Tax credits go to Sunrun, not to you, and show up as a lower monthly rate
Buy it outright
- Full system cost paid up front
- You own it, and you keep the incentives
- Manufacturer equipment warranties
- Ten year workmanship guarantee and five year roof penetration warranty
- You are responsible for service and care
- Transfers to the new owners if you sell
What the state and
the feds put back.
These apply when you purchase a system. On a subscription plan the benefit reaches you as a lower monthly rate instead.
30 percent tax credit
The residential federal solar tax credit currently sits at 30 percent of the system cost and is set to begin stepping down in 2033.
15 percent, capped at $1,000
A state personal income tax credit worth 15 percent of the cost after federal incentives, up to $1,000. If it exceeds what you owe, the excess carries forward up to three more years.
SMART and SRECs
Massachusetts closed the SREC program in 2018 and replaced it with SMART, which pays a fixed incentive rate. Sunrun does not currently participate in SMART, so if that program matters to you, tell me early and we will talk about it honestly.
Four steps to panels.
We talk
Your roof, your shading, your last twelve months of electric bills. That is what decides whether this is worth doing.
Design and quote
A system designed for your house, with the subscription and purchase numbers side by side.
We read the contract
Together, before you sign. Rate escalators, what happens if you move, and who is responsible for what.
Install and turn on
Sunrun handles permitting, install, and utility interconnection. I stay in it until the system is producing.
Before you call.
How long do solar panels last?
Generally 25 to 30 years, sometimes longer. They do not stop working at that point, their output just drops below what counts as optimal for an average household.
What happens if I sell the house?
A subscription plan transfers to the new owners, and Sunrun has a transfer process that deals with the realtor, the buyer, and the closing. An owned system simply conveys with the house.
Do I need a new roof first?
Possibly. If your roof has under ten years left, putting panels on it means paying to remove and reinstall them later. This is where having roofing and solar in the same conversation saves you real money.
Do I have to own my home?
Yes. Solar goes on the roof, so the homeowner has to be the one signing.
Is a battery worth it in Massachusetts?
Often, yes. High rates plus more frequent outages make storing your own daytime power and using it at night a stronger case here than in a lot of states.
Get the real numbers before anybody pitches you.
A quote costs nothing and I will tell you plainly if solar is not the right move for your house.
Book your free
solar consultation.
Pick a time below. We will go through your roof, your shading, and your last twelve months of bills, and I will tell you plainly if solar is not worth it for your house.
Pick a day and a time that works. Once it is booked you will get a short form asking what you need help with, so Toni can come to the call already up to speed.