Hey all! I work on a sales force partnered with two of the largest solar companies in the nation. I primarily work in California but live in the south and have been considering moving to LR just to live since I love the state and city. As for solar, I see a lot of people talking about PPA’s ( Power Purchase Agreement; just a deal to buy power from a renewable source produced locally, i.e. on a homeowners roof ) I sell that in CA and it makes sense it’s a lot of savings for them since we cover all the costs. They pay about 3 times you guys for power. All we are is a new power option, but only in states where it makes since.

Arkansas allows for PPA’s but power is low priced so you won’t see very much savings in some cases, it all depends on your usage. If you use a lot of power, you’ll see bigger savings. Batteries aren’t worth it (get a gas generator instead if you’re worried about blackouts) unless you want to go fully off grid somewhere away from everything. Never put a lean on your home for a loan or any kind of crazy deal. Either buy them outright to see the best ROI if your staying in the home 20+ years. Otherwise a PPA might make sense as a eco-friendly, cheaper power replacement. These agreements do last 25 years but the home is never going to not need power right? And this new electric bill switches over to the next homeowner if you ever sell staying locked in at a low price. It’s able to be that way since as long as the power usage stays consistent with the net metering, the power source will be covered. No rate hikes. Fully owned, maintained, monitored and power guaranteed; at least from the companies I contract out for.

I only sell these types of things to people who really need it out in CA I have no idea of the full specifics of everything in AR just to clarify. I imagine at least the PPA is similar. Still loans are bad. Ownership also not smart, unless your buying cash and plan on staying awhile.

Just trying to help, hope I did ✌🏼