leftofmarx

Solar sales guy here. This is the only comment you have made where I feel like I need to step in. People who install now will take advantage of some really nice rebate and incentive programs which are drying up. The more people who install, the faster the threshold changes for the rebate amounts. People who installed 3 years ago were in better shape than people who will install this year - and it's part of my sales pitch. People who are waiting for new tech are literally throwing their money away to their utility companies while they could be saving money and putting equity in their homes immediately by doing a PPA or lease. Even if we get 10% more efficiency out of panels, it's not worth waiting 10 years just to find out. And if we DO get 10% more efficient panels in 10 years, they will be new tech and therefore more expensive to begin with.

So the real answer to guys question is: the time to get solar was 5 years ago. The longer you wait, the more money you are losing.

Why not just, like, expand Medicare to a national healthcare system and cut out the middle man?

This can be how the film opens. Everyone comes back together for this reason. Rory comes back from working for Obama, Luke and Lorelai come back from a honeymoon?

Give to UNHCR directly.

Home solar is an amazing industry. I work in sales and I sell leases and power purchase agreements. Homeowners with south facing roof and a 700 credit score can literally have solar up on their roof for free these days. That means added equity in their home with no upfront costs, money they would be sending to their utility company just goes into paying for their system, and they are immune to utility rate hikes.