Disclosures

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Estimates, not advice

Tool results are estimates based on the numbers you enter and the assumptions shown on each tool. They are not legal, tax or financial advice. Talk to a qualified professional about your situation.

Notes for this site

• The Residential Clean Energy Credit (section 25D) is not available for property placed in service after 2025-12-31 (IRS). No page, tool, guide or ad may state or imply that a federal residential credit is available for a 2026 purchase. Every payback tool shows the credit line explicitly at $0 with the IRS citation and the date.
• A lease or PPA provider may still claim a credit under a different code section because the company owns the system. Where that asymmetry is explained, it is explained as the company's benefit and never as the homeowner's, and never as a reason to choose a structure.
• Production figures come from NREL's PVWatts model with every input shown, plus a plain statement that actual production varies with weather, soiling, shading and equipment. No guaranteed-savings claim of any kind.
• Financing content is information, never a recommendation. Counsel confirms whether any comparison constitutes credit advice before hub 2 publishes.
• Several states have solar-specific consumer-disclosure statutes (California, New Mexico among others) and longer cancellation windows for solar contracts. Counsel confirms per launch state before the hub sells a lead.
• Solar telemarketing is heavily litigated under the TCPA. Consent is per named installer, names the installer, and is never a condition of anything. No lead is resold.

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