PhD Student seeking help with home solar contracts

[GoingElectric]

Oh, forgot to add, it is easy to ask for quotes too.

[GoingElectric]

This sounds like a sales pitch for something. Need answers to good questions above to prove wrong.

[azdave]

...an extra $1000 to as much as $30,000 per year in money back to the homeowner.

Wait, what? There are homeowners out there producing as much as $30K in excess energy per year?

[chrisski]

In addition to an email address I’d be interested in a name and which college at the university, something to prove the person.

Also, is this limited to Texas?

[Mike 134]

What is your email address that the university provides you while working on your PHD?

[KonareTX]

Language in the installation contracts often dictates who can lay claim to the excess energy generated from the install. For example, if you have Tesla Solar you forfeit your right to claim any excess energy you generate. Tesla claims the generation and then sells that energy for a profit with none of the money going back to the homeowner who generated it. Depending on where you are located this can mean anything from an extra $1000 to as much as $30,000 per year in money back to the homeowner. I am currently collecting as many contracts as I can to see the variations in language and if homeowners can take advantage of those savings. If I find that a homeowner can claim back their excess generation I will alert them, show them how to claim, and make sure they receive the full amount.

[sdold]

Hi Kimberly, before we let you post a link, can you tell us more about what you mean when you say you'll "pass over any savings I find"? How does it help you to see these documents?

It's an unusual request, so it would be nice to hear more about it. Thanks!

[KonareTX]

[if this is not the right forum please let me know and i'll move it / re-post it in the appropriate spot]

Hi! My name is Kimberly and I am a PhD student at the University of Texas researching solar incentives and rebates. I am trying to get my hands on solar installation packets to better understand if/how installers are including alternate rebates in the onboarding process. "Solar Installation Packet" isnt an official name so the documents I am looking for a typically those that you receive after completion. They include long legalese, interconnect agreement, net meter agreement, blueprints of your system, etc... Often they are large PDFs that your installer sends you at the end.

If anyone has these documents and are willing to share them with me I would greatly appreciate it. As a token of my appreciation I will pass over any savings I find for you in full. You can upload your documents to this secure link:

If you have any additional questions please feel free to DM me or drop your questions here. Thank you so much and I hope to find you all some savings!