Is Solar Right for My Home?

Solar isn't for everyone. We'd rather tell you that upfront than sell you a system that won't pay for itself. Here's the short list of signals that make solar work — and the signals that say “not yet.”

Solar usually pencils when…

• Your monthly NS Power bill averages over $100.
• Your roof has 5+ years of useful life remaining.
• Your roof faces south, southeast, or southwest, with limited mid-day shade.
• You plan to stay in the home for at least 5–7 years (or you finance through PACE/Solar City, which transfers with the property).
• You want predictable energy costs over the next 25 years.

Solar usually doesn't when…

• Your bill is under $60/month — there's not enough to offset.
• Your roof needs replacement first.
• Trees or buildings shade more than half your roof at midday and you're not removing them.
• You're renting and your landlord isn't involved.
• You're selling within 18 months and aren't financing through PACE.

Borderline cases — east/west-only roofs, partial shade, mid-life roofs — are exactly where an honest installer earns their keep. We'll model the actual numbers and tell you whether the payback works at your address.

Two-minute self-check

Take our 60-second roof-suitability quiz — six questions, no email required, an honest answer at the end. If your roof passes, our savings estimator gives you a system size and 25-year savings range in another 30 seconds.

What we won't do

We don't inflate NS Power rate-growth forecasts to make payback look better. We don't deduct rebates from your upfront price (we show the real cost and what comes back later). We don't pad system sizes with panels that won't earn their keep at year-end. The math either works for your home or it doesn't — and we'll tell you which.