Hi All!

I discussed with a door-to-door sales guy over the weekend and his program sounds very good and looks like no brainer so wanted to ask you all for opinions.

First, this is my situation.

• I live in Southern California and my electric company is SCE.
• Based on my electrical bill, SCE rate is base 33cent/kwh, and after certain usage, 38cent/kwh. (My usage goes over 33 cents/kwh so I'm paying partially 38 cents option).
• My electric bill comes out to about $200 per month. Goes up and down depending on the month.

Sales guy's company/deal:

• Guy works for Sunder Energy (he said he's just broker) and solar provider is Palmetto. Installer is some other company.
• They will provide the solar panels with battery + electrical panel replacement (currently in bad shape) for free. No cost needed to start the program but it will be charged over 25 yrs contract.
• Their electrical rate is 28 cents/kwh w/o any increase during the contract (25 yrs).
• Based on their calculation, when I use the same about ($200 worth) their monthly fee will be about $150 (this includes electric charge, electrical panel replacement fee).
• Solar panels and battery are theirs, so they will repair and replace if it goes wrong.
• After 25 yrs, I can either buy those, or make another contract, or have them remove them for free.
• With the battery system, the electric generation will cover 100% so won't have to pay for SCE bill.

So what I see is I won't have to pay for anything and save some money every month right away. And after a while, it will be more beneficial since my electric rate will stay as is unlike the utility company rate.

Now, it sounds too good to be truth. What am I missing??

Please help!

Help me evaluate this quote for my roof solar in upper Mid-West region:

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Quote. Top 3 large installers in my state $18,500 (from that I will subtract 30% via Tax Credit)

-15 Jinko Solar Tiger Neo N-type 54HL4R-B 425W (6,375 Watts)

-15 Enphase IQ8A-72-2-US

30 year insurance via Solarinsure

Payment schedule: 70% due at project approval, 30% after inspection

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How does that look in terms of materials used? Anyone has any feedback on the Solarinsurance warranty?

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Any other questions I need to ask to make sure there are "no surprises" when install time comes?

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Thanks!

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