07/08/2025
As of July 4th, a new reconciliation budget bill was passed and will take effect in 2026.
Some see this as good, some see it as bad — but the reality is, it creates a deadline for homeowners who have already transitioned to solar or are thinking about it to ACT NOW.
Regardless of which solar company you go with (and remember — if you lease your system, the solar company makes money off you!), the 30% federal tax credit for homeowners is set to expire at the end of 2025. That means your system must be fully installed by December 31, 2025, to qualify.
What does that mean for you?
The average return on investment (ROI) — meaning the time it takes for your solar system to fully pay itself off, and for your power to become essentially free — is currently around 7 to 12 years, thanks to rising PG&E rates and the 30% tax credit. But if you wait and miss the deadline, solar could become harder to justify — with the ROI potentially stretching to 10.5 to 16 years or more.
This change is real. The clock is ticking.
If you're serious about going solar, now's the time to make it happen.
