Pricing

Solar Photovoltaic (PV) — On-Site Custom Systems

The cost of a solar PV system on your home or building varies with many factors — orientation, shading, occupancy, size etc. As a rough guide, you can assume that a residence will need to initially spend about $20,000 per 1000 sq. ft. of space to generate enough electricity to offset typical usage. That means that a 4000 sq. ft. home would require a system costing approximately $80,000. Commercial and public buildings use even more widely varying amounts of power. In either case, a consultation with Convergence Energy is the best way to understand your likely costs.

With solar power, the upfront cost and the ultimate cost are often quite different. That’s because there are often multiple incentives available to reduce the total cost of the system. The federal government, for example, now offers a 30% tax credit for many solar systems. That incentive alone could reduce the cost of an $80,000 system to $56,000. Some states and cities have incentives that can be added to the federal money, and these can be in the range of 25% of system cost. So, our example $80,000 system could end up costing only $36,000 in some locations.

System cost can also be lowered by reducing system size. There is no requirement to cover all of your electrical usage, and a smaller system means smaller costs all around.

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Solar Photovoltaic (PV) — Networked Solar Farm

Convergence Energy has an innovative product in some markets, called Networked Solar.  This product leverages the efficiency of our networked solar farms to reduce your total cost to cover your electricity bill. A typical house can cover its energy costs for $20,000 using Networked Solar. This cost can be half or less of the cost of a custom on-site installation.

Needs and circumstances vary, but Networked Solar provides attractive benefits for many consumers.

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Solar Hot Water

To offset the cost of heating water in buildings, Convergence Energy can use a cost-effective technology called solar hot water. Solar Hot Water systems for residences typically cost less than $10,000.

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Let the Sun make your monthly payments

Banks and lending institutions may loan you money to put in a solar system. The good news is that even for two people the equity value and savings will result in a net positive income for the length of the loan and that equity value has been proven to last over 30 to 40 years. Then the system will generate $300-$600 in non-taxable income each year.

Solar Energy…the Choice is Yours

The only choice is what you are going to be getting for your money – you will be incurring a monthly debt with no equity and higher payments with no savings or return, if you do not go solar.

The choice is not about spending money. The choice is only about what you actually “get” in return for a continuing monthly debt. You are spending money anyway – either you invest it for more home equity and savings, or you give it away for a service provided by your local utility.

For example, if you could either lease or buy a car, making equal payments for five years, which would you do? Pay to lease or pay to own? Then you can start keeping utility profits for your own nest egg.

EVERY DAY THE SUN RISES…and every day you could be saving money and enjoying the revitalizing power of sun heated water!