Here's the reality: "Free solar" typically means solar with no upfront cost—not solar you'll never pay for. These offers often refer to solar leases or power purchase agreements (PPAs), financing options where a solar company installs panels on your property without requiring a down.
California's Low-Income Weatherization Program (LIWP) provides low-income households with solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and energy efficiency upgrades at no cost to residents.
While free solar panels may seem like a great deal, in almost every case we can think of, they aren't actually free. “I have never seen an advertisement offering free solar that is not a lie,” Neil Gallagher of Brighterway Solar, a solar installation company in Florida, told us.
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