Solar Lease vs Buy vs PPA: Which Is Better for You in 2026?
Owning, leasing or signing a PPA changes who gets the savings, who handles upkeep and what happens when you sell. Here is how they compare in 2026.
Is solar worth it, how many panels you need, leases, batteries and net metering – explained with real numbers.
Owning, leasing or signing a PPA changes who gets the savings, who handles upkeep and what happens when you sell. Here is how they compare in 2026.
Solar is priced per watt. See the latest dated figures from Berkeley Lab and EnergySage, sample totals by system size, and what pushes prices up or down.
Net metering credits you for solar power sent to the grid, but export rates and credit rules vary by state and utility. Here is how it works.
A solar battery pays off mainly when export credits are low, evening rates are high or outages are common. Dated cost data and a quick decision checklist.