Amped On Solar, LLC

An alarming number of solar companies have emerged suggesting that they are brokers working to safeguard your interests. They are not.

Most often these companies already have an arrangement with another solar contractor or are simply shell companies acting as a sales arm of a parent company. These companies will disappear as quickly as they appeared. Check who you are dealing with by searching for their HIC Registration with this link

Check to see if the company is actually registered with the State of NJ.

Check to see if a contractor is actually registered with the state as a solar Trade Ally Partner even though they use the NJCEP logo on their site?

The new law expands on the State's commitment to renewable energy, but there would be a shift towards promoting investment in wind and nuclear.  It also eliminates eligibility for the SREC program for new installations sometime in the near future. With the eventual loss of access to the SREC program, along with the diminishing Federal Tax Credit in 2020, the time to look at solar is NOW!

One by one, large Solar Leasing companies are finding it more difficult to the more favorable results than solar ownership.  Their rising costs for customer acquisition and company operations is driving them out of business.

If you're banking on some marginal savings on your electric bill with a lease, this might change your mind.  Lease rate escalators and potential, grid connect fees, could have you paying more for electricity in the future if you choose a lease...

"Long term, it doesn't make sense that solar leases would be a dominant financing method because homeowners can save more money by buying their solar systems. And owning solar takes away the uncertainty of what to do when a home is sold. If the solar system is owned, it's an asset, but if it's leased, it's a liability, so the asset strategy makes more sense for a homeowner long term. But major solar installers didn't even offer competitive loans until this year"....

A new study uses side-by-side home comparisons to put a more accurate number on the value of solar systems

Once it’s established that the cost of going solar isn’t nearly as high as people might think, and that a home solar system is well within reach of many homeowners, a popular follow-up question is usually about longevity and reliability.