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May 15

solar panels free

which company in california offers the best free solar panels not with just no net cost but without hidden fees or other costs of not being able to sell the power back to the grid, which one can we do it with that connects everything from the roof and requires no cutting holes in the roof just connecting to our main electric line or smart meter any ideas my mom keeps seeing commercials about free solar systems for californias ive heard of solar richmond but do not know if they are the ones to go with anyone better out there 2600:1700:9758:7D90:C5BF:5F1C:A46C:C83A (talk) 21:18, 15 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Those companies have to make money somehow. So what they do is give a loan with no upfront cost. But then you have to pay them a regular repayment to pay back the loan, hopefully your electricity is included in the deal. It will depend on the kind of roof you have if holes have to be drilled. But the answer to your question is that NO company is just going to do it for no money. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 23:56, 15 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

even with a government subsidy i keep seeing commericals on youtube for free solar programs — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:9758:7D90:C5BF:5F1C:A46C:C83A (talk) 00:03, 16 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Depending on where you live, what you purchase, and who you purchase from, you can get a tax rebate of up to 30% the cost of the hardware. Do not expect to get 30%. Expect something far below, such as the average of 7% that I would get where I live. Further, it is not "free money." It is a tax rebate. On my tax return, I claim the cost of the hardware and I get to deduct that from my taxable income, which can lower the amount of tax that I owe the government. As for YouTube, you must understand how it works. Joe makes a YouTube video. If enough people watch the video, YouTube pays Joe. It doesn't matter if Joe's video is accurate or correct or ethical or makes sense in any way. All Joe wants is for people to click on the video so he makes money. He gets more clicks with a video that claims you can solar panels absolutely free than a video that says you might get up to a 30% tax rebate on the hardware. 12.116.29.106 (talk) 12:10, 16 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

what about this one ^[1] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:9758:7D90:C5BF:5F1C:A46C:C83A (talk) 03:32, 19 May 2023 (UTC) or is this one better^[2] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:9758:7D90:C5BF:5F1C:A46C:C83A (talk) 03:43, 19 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I suspect these are aggregators of business, and information collection for other installers, and since they are surveys they are not giving the terms and conditions. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 07:33, 19 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

thank you for clearing that up anyone know of a good solar rebate offer for californians — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:9758:7D90:C5BF:5F1C:A46C:C83A (talk) 07:21, 22 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

[1] ttps://www.localsolarprogram.com/survey/no-cost-solar?utm_source=GA-SP7&utm_medium=youtube&utm_content=youtube.com&utm_term=&seg_aprod=&utm_campaign=20121065751&ad_id=658362065401&sid=83&ad_platform=google&ad_account_name=GA-SP7&ad_account_id=725-418-4494&ad_campaign_id=20121065751&ad_group_id=150461116553&supplier_name=GA-SP7&tier=1&lp_campaign_id=62bef4bcb49b0&lp_campaign_key=yKj3RDXr2ZqhVQwmTbp8&gclid=Cj0KCQjwmZejBhC_ARIsAGhCqneRgCwpYJ7i9cdUHKuulW0EebJ_hZsMYwUEBjtJENTG0FxCZDmQCgEaApQ-EALw_wcB

[2] ttps://sunvalue.com/articles/advertorial?headline=Qualify+For+Government+Solar+Incentive+Program&id=2&s=YT&s1=18926019798&s2=147587312816&s3=651769407270&s4=youtube.com&r=6285d17b14dfc&gclid=Cj0KCQjwmZejBhC_ARIsAGhCqnf-_uM2dl9lFIuZakebJxa52aTMIKFkrwFgC_pYw4FMrlmWkuwMhwcaAr1ZEALw_wcB

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