FAQs

Homeowners often wonder whether solar power installations are cost effective. In most cases, when your monthly electric bill is $150 or more, going solar is a no-brainer.  Purchasing a solar power system that is properly designed and installed on your property allows you to generate your own power directly from the sun’s rays and dramatically reduce or do away with entirely your current monthly utility bill. Be careful, because buying a “cookie cutter” system that is not installed properly ensures only years of costly headaches and a system that doesn’t produce as it should.  With 25 years in the business, we will guarantee everything will be perfect!

And here is more info on why Solar makes sense for you….

Helps Preserve Our Environment

Aside from the financial benefits, going solar also is a great way to help preserve our planet for future generations. Our rooftop solar panel systems help keep California’s blue skies clearer and its residents healthier by reducing air pollution.

Reduces Reliance on Fossil Fuels

Going solar also helps to reduce or eliminate our need for dirty fossil fuels. Oil and natural gas are expensive, damaging to our environment and the cause of deadly wars and conflicts across the globe.

Speaking Together:

The first step is to speak to one of our energy specialists to see if solar is right for you. We'll discuss your expectations of a solar energy system, evaluate your house through satellite imagery and review your best options. You can call us anytime or fill out our contact form to begin the process.

Site Visit:

An on-site visit is necessary to ensure that every variable is accounted for prior to the design of your solar energy system. It’s important to look at sun access, your home’s mechanical and electrical systems and construction drawings if the system is going in during construction or remodeling.

System Design:

Our team of engineers will analyze the data gathered from the site visit, determine the constraints and attributes of your home and design a system to maximize your energy output needs. At the end of the design process we'll present you with a complete design, including drawings, system specifications and a final quote.

Installation:

Once we obtain the necessary permits and assemble your customized solar components, the installation will begin. Our installation technicians are the most highly trained in the field. Our systems routinely outperform our competitors, resulting in the lowest cost of ownership in the business. We can install systems while you’re at work and most of our residential installations last only 1 to 2 days.

Start Saving Immediately:

Once your installation is complete, you can look forward to lower energy costs. Your system will run with little to no maintenance and is covered under a strong warranty. If your system does ever experience any issues, our highly trained and certified technicians are available to service it 24/7.

Residential & Commercial:  Federal: The Federal Tax Credit, also known as the investment tax credit (ITC), has been extended throughout 2019, which means that you will get a 30% credit on any solar power installations.  The ITC applies to both residential and commercial systems, and there is no cap on its value.

Residential & Commercial:  Sales Tax Exemption: California—Property Tax: Solar Energy System Exclusion Extended. In California there are basically two ways that your property taxes can be reassessed at full market value. ... Thus, if you install a solar energy system on your rooftop that will not cause your property taxes to increase because of new construction.

Commercial: Accelerated Depreciation (MACRS): Renewable energy solutions can be depreciated on a 5-year accelerated schedule (Commercial Projects).

Commercial: 50% Bonus Depreciation: Renewable energy solutions can take advantage of a one year, 50% bonus depreciation incentive (Commercial projects).

1.CASH: Paying cash for your solar power system up front provides the maximum savings by eliminating both your electrical bill as well as the need for financing your purchase. When you pay cash, you can benefit from the 30% Residential Renewable Energy Tax Credit and keep that cash in your pocket instead of handing it over to the bank or a solar power lease company.

Paying cash also can provide the shortest solar power pay-back period, generally between 4 and 6 years. In addition, paying cash simplifies the process of going solar, since there is no need to secure a loan, find a lease or undergo credit checks. That means we can start your solar power project faster.

When you pay cash for your solar power system, your investment is more secure. We will guarantee your system production and offer an industry-leading, bumper-to-bumper warranty for your entire system that lasts long after your solar power system has paid for itself.

With the shortest pay-back period of any purchase option, your cash investment in going solar will be back in pocket after just a few laps around the sun and deliver an increasingly greater return on your investment as energy gets more expensive with time.

2.Solar Loans: A solar loan is the primary means used by most people to finance their energy independence. Taking out a loan to pay for your system allows you to leave your savings account alone and instead start putting money in it each month by using all-time low interest rate loans. You also can qualify for the 30% Residential Renewable Energy Tax Credit to immediately reduce your energy costs.

With a solar loan, you can go solar with no money out of pocket and a monthly payment lower than what you are currently paying your utility for the same energy. Or, you can keep supporting your utility and the fossil fuels industry and ever-increasing rates. We think the choice is pretty clear.

We have over two dozen solar financing options that will meet the specific needs and tax positions of each client. Unlike other solar panel loans, our financing options can offer minimal monthly payments which are lower than the savings you’ll be receiving off your utility bills.

3.PACE Loan: Some property owners choose to finance their solar power systems with Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE). PACE allows California property owners to borrow as much as 15% of their home’s value to pay for going solar. The money is borrowed through supplementary county property tax assessments and paid back annually along with property taxes, usually for five to 20 years.

Property owners like PACE financing because it is levied against the property, not the individual, and can be transferred to a new owner if the property is sold before the assessment is paid off. Financing a solar system through PACE may also provide additional income tax benefits on top of the 30% Residential Renewable Energy Tax Credit.

4.Lease / Power Purchase Agreement: It is also possible to lease a solar power system through what is called a Power Purchase Agreement. With this method of going solar, you do not own your solar power system. Instead, you lease the solar panels placed on your property and use the energy they generate, but the system is owned by another party.

Since you do not own the solar power system on your property, you do not qualify for the 30% Residential Renewable Energy Tax Credit. At the end of your solar lease term, you can choose to extend the arrangement for another term, remove the solar system from your property, or buy the system from the owner at fair-market value.

Life Expectancy: Studies estimating a system built today with our modern components should last up to 50 years.  With no moving parts and highly durable materials and solar panels are virtually indestructible and built to last!

Warranty:  All of our "worry-free" Solar Modules we install have a 25-year Manufacturer Production Guaranty.  However, it’s very possible that your system could easily produce electricity 40 to 50 years.

YES!  According to the U.S. Bureau, prices for electricity were 65.74% higher in 2018 versus 2000 and even higher in California. Between 2000 and 2018, electricity experienced an average inflation rate of 2.85% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, electricity costing $200 a month in the year 2000 would cost $331.48 a month in 2018 for an equivalent purchase.

If your average monthly power bill was $300 and we factor in the average inflation rate of 2.85%, you will be forking over $136,153 to the power company in the next 25 years.

Depending on how many solar panels we can install at your address, ARAM SOLAR CAN SAVE YOU UP TO $131,203 in the next 25 years

Net metering is a state policy that gives solar panel owners credit on their electricity bills for any extra energy their panels produce during the day and sends it back to the electricity grid to power other homes and businesses.

If your solar panels have produced more electricity than you’ve used, which ARAM SOLAR will make sure you do, the power company will pay you for the extra electricity at its normal cost. The realized benefit of net metering is that the power provider essentially pays you retail price for the electricity you feed back into the grid. So therefore, you will not have an electric bill ever again.

Quality, Experience and Integrity is our way of life.

ARAM SOLAR has been providing solar for Homes and Commercial for over 25 years, since 1993.  With over 2,500 homes and 325 Commercial Installations, experience matters when it comes to Solar.  Your Guarantee is only as good as the company who installs it!

We provide several comprehensive services to optimize your new system and work with you on every detail of the system to deliver a customized product that exceeds all your needs. We can install systems while you’re at work and most of our installations last only 1 to 2 days.

Our installation teams provide state of the art solar installation and are the most experienced in the state.  They are true craftsmen with a keen eye for quality, attention to detail and aesthetics. We will always make sure your project looks as good as it works.  No More Power Bills!!!