California residents Angela and Mark Goble have been pleasantly satisfied with their reliance on solar power for their retirement, according to the Community Environmental Council.
By getting the right information from local experts, they were able to get a system installed on their home in no time. The end result? Their utility bill went from $175 monthly to $4. With those savings, the couple has been able to look at upgrades such as radiant floor heating and a hot tub.
EnergySage can help you connect to local experts to enjoy similar results.
Switching to solar power is an easy choice for a lot of reasons. For starters, it's some of the cheapest power you can get today. This means spending less on electric utility bills and more on other priorities.
Solar power also helps reduce home energy emissions, which are a significant chunk of America's atmospheric pollution, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Those emissions contribute to increasingly destructive weather patterns, such as drought and floods. The heat trapped by greenhouse gases is rapidly melting polar ice caps, which accelerates rising sea levels.
If you're ready to flip the switch, EnergySage can connect homeowners with vetted local solar installers. With their help, homeowners can save up to $10,000 on installations thanks to rebates and credits. With the passage of the "Big Beautiful Bill," however, act before those incentives go away. EnergySage also has an interactive map that can help you compare costs with other recent installations in your neighborhood.
Angela Goble was certainly happy about making the switch to solar.
"Get to solar. If you're going into retirement, bringing monthly costs down is important. What better gift could you give yourself than a lower energy bill?" she said, per CEC. "People tie up thousands in the bank to get a couple hundred back each year, but solar is better than any savings, [IRA CD], or mutual fund."
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