Economic trade-offs of owning versus leasing a solar photovoltaic system
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 14:00
in Mathematics & Economics
Two new reports examine the economic options customers face when deciding how to finance commercial or residential solar energy systems. Analysts found that businesses that use low-cost financing to purchase a photovoltaic (PV) system and homeowners who use solar-specific loans can save up to 30 percent compared with consumers who lease a PV system through a conventional third-party owner.