Really: Solar Is Actually Cheaper than PG&E
I am finding a strange thing as I sign up solar neighborhoods with 1 Block off the Grid - which is a great community organizing tool for getting more solar on more roofs more economically - because if everyone interested in solar can go ahead at the same time as their neighbors they can all get a better rate than if they were all approaching different solar installers and installing at different times.
I had expected that the people who haven’t learned much about solar would be the more difficult to reach. Instead, I am finding that some of the people who have gone to the trouble to get an estimate are the worst candidates for solar.
They tell me that a solar salesperson has told them that solar just doesn’t pencil out for them. What!!!?
Now, it’s true that solar saves more for people with higher bills. But solar is cheaper, even if you have the tiniest bill. For example:
