Why Go Solar Now?

1. Lower your monthly Electricity Cost: It’s always a good time to start saving money, and solar can be a bit of a process so the sooner you can get the ball rolling the sooner you can start enjoying the savings.

2. Lock in lowered rate to defend against inevitable inflation and sky rocketing oil/electricity prices. HECO has historically doubled their rates over an 18 year period and is projected to do so again even sooner with the first spike scheduled for April this year.

3. Increase the value of your home as an asset. On average, solar panels raise a home’s value by 4.1% across the U.S., according to a new Zillow Analysis of homes across the country.

4. Stimulate the economy. By going solar you are providing jobs and securing the nations energy independence.

5. Help the environment. By installing a solar power system, a typical two-person household reduces their carbon emissions by three to four tons annually.

6. Help Hawai’i reach its goal of being 100% energy which will be impossible without residential homes getting personal PV power.

7. Protect your roof. Having solar panels shields your roof from normal wear and tear of exposure to the elements and according to a study done by UC San Diego, they help reduce the temperature inside the home up to nearly 35% or more from blocking direct sun rays.

8. HECO is paying the next 1000 customers to help create a network called Virtual Power Plant where they can use a minuscule ammount of your battery kW to ballance the grid frequency and you get $200 upfront and $5-10 off your heco bill each month. Plus $50 will be donated on your behalf to the ʻAha Pūnana Leo, the operator of 12 Hawaiian language schools across the islands.

9. With the current Solar as a Service plan you invest $0 dollars and put yourself at no risk of liability for the system yet still enjoy savings, creating an infinite or ROI.

10. You will be a part of the Solution and not a part of the problem, setting the example and the trend for others to make the move.