General Questions:

Yes. No money down, competitive interest rate loans are available through Mass Solar Loan and/or UMassFive College Federal Credit Union. The following link to UMassFive’s solar loan program summarizes both: Solar Loans

Although South facing is the optimal exposure, any exposure between East and West allows for a viable system. We complete a 'sun exposure' analysis to project the energy your system can generate. For those without a suitable rooftop, we offer ground-mounted systems, and our "Better Than South" Trackers.

YES, we love to do ground-mounted systems. With ground-mounts we can optimize the solar panel tilt for your exact location on the planet and position the system to minimize shading. And, because ground mounts run cooler, electrical production is higher. With a well-sited ground mount or tracker system you can expect to produce up to 30% more energy than the same size rooftop system.

Using irradiance and sun tracking tools, we can project your solar production as compared to having no trees. If production suffers significantly, we would recommend trees to be trimmed and/or removed*.

Each roof is different. For all roof mounted systems we complete an onsite assessment to determine suitability for installing solar. If repairs, re-surfacing, and/or a new roof are required, loans* can be structured to include those costs.

Solar incentives may be classified as one-time, or on-going. The one-time tax credits are declining, but the on-going incentives - specifically here in Massachusetts - will pay solar owners for up to twenty years. Because all incentives are temporary and historically have declined, it's always better to commit to solar sooner rather than later.

Today's incentives include Federal and State tax credits and ongoing SMART payments from the utility. For an overview of current incentives and other financial aspects, see our video:'Solar Incentives', our Buying vs Leasing Fact Sheet, and see the 'Financial' tab on our website.

The utility will credit all or part of any month’s excess production to your account to be applied to any bill when usage exceeds solar production.
*See the UMassFive Solar Loan program for loans that can be written to include solar related tree and roof work: UMASSFIVE Solar Loan Program

Yes, today all black solar panels are popular and available.

We strive to have systems installed within 90 days of contract signing. Larger systems and any work with banks and financial institutions will require more time.

According to national realtor organizations, solar arrays add about 4% to the overall sale price of the home. Most important, because you own** the system, selling a house with solar is easy.

No. Massachusetts law specifically prohibits increases in assessed value when solar is installed.

See our Buying vs Leasing Fact Sheet below.

For the first five years after installation, required maintenance is covered under workmanship and/or product warranties. Reputable installers work with the manufacturers to make sure warrantied parts are provided at no cost. We at Plymouth Solar Energy monitor each of our systems daily to identify possible component issues.