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We serve MA, NH, CT, RI, ME, VT, NJ, PA, and TX
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Use the free estimator for a preliminary layout, or share your preferred response method with the commercial team. Final feasibility still requires site, utility, and engineering review.
A third party owns the system and the customer makes the scheduled lease payments stated in the contract. Unlike a PPA, the payment is not normally calculated from each month’s metered solar production.
A PPA bills the host for metered solar electricity at a contracted price per kWh. A lease uses a scheduled payment for the equipment or site arrangement. Both usually involve third-party ownership, but the risk allocation, performance protections, accounting, tax treatment, and end-of-term rights depend on the actual contract.
Scheduled lease payment
Use a written quote for the amount, rate, fees, and schedule.
Organizations seeking predictable scheduled payments
Customers that do not plan to claim ownership tax benefits
Sites with a stable long-term occupancy plan
Teams prepared to review production risk separately from payment risk
Can reduce upfront capital requirements
Scheduled payments can simplify budgeting
Provider responsibilities can include monitoring and maintenance when the contract says so
May fit customers that cannot use ownership tax benefits efficiently
Customer does not own the system during the lease term
Payment may continue even when production varies unless protections are written into the contract
Accounting classification cannot be inferred from the product name
Transfer, purchase, removal, and early-termination terms require review
Set by the proposal upfront
A third-party provider owns, installs, and operates the solar system. The customer purchases the electricity it produces at the starting price, escalator, and term stated in the contract.
Program- and quote-specific upfront
C-PACE can finance eligible improvements through a voluntary property assessment under a state and local program. Availability, eligible costs, term, assessment structure, lender consent, and transfer rules vary by address and capital-provider quote.
Set by the lender quote upfront
A bank, credit-union, SBA-supported, equipment, or specialty-energy loan can fund customer ownership. The meaningful comparison uses the lender’s actual principal, APR, fees, down payment, amortization, term, collateral, and prepayment terms.
A PPA bills the host for metered solar electricity at a contracted price per kWh. A lease uses a scheduled payment for the equipment or site arrangement. Both usually involve third-party ownership, but the risk allocation, performance protections, accounting, tax treatment, and end-of-term rights depend on the actual contract.
Site-specific pricing with exact incentive calculations. No obligation.