Reasons people switch

Why Coloradans add solar, batteries and chargers

Not everyone goes solar for the same reason — and not every reason holds up on every roof. Each page below explains one motivation honestly, with the Colorado specifics that make it true or not.

Money

Pay the utility less, and know what you’ll pay

Bill savings, rate increases, the 5–9 pm peak and resale — the financial case, with the math shown and the “it depends” left in.

Shrink your electric billThe 30% federal credit for homeowners is gone. Here’s the honest payback math that’s left, and why your utility’s export rules matter more than your roof.Read more

Lock in your cost of powerUtility rates move every time a rate case closes. A fixed loan payment doesn’t. Here’s how to think about that trade without overselling it.Read more

Dodge the 5–9 pm peakXcel’s on-peak window lands right when the sun sets. A battery can shift your solar into those four hours, when power costs about 2.7× the off-peak price.Read more

Home value and resaleAn owned system is an asset at sale; a leased one is a contract the buyer has to accept. What actually matters when you sell a Colorado home with solar.Read more

Resilience

Keep the house running when the grid doesn’t

Wildfire shutoffs, well pumps, medical devices and home offices: what a battery can realistically carry, and for how long.

Ride out wildfire power shutoffsXcel cut power to about 50,000 Colorado customers in December 2025 and about 18,000 in March 2026 to prevent wildfires. A battery keeps the essentials on.Read more

Keep the well pump runningNo power means no water on a well. Well pumps are hard on batteries at startup, so the sizing has to be done right the first time.Read more

Power medical equipment through an outageCPAPs, oxygen concentrators and refrigerated medications can’t wait for the grid. How to plan backup responsibly — starting with telling your utility.Read more

Work from home without outage anxietyA dead router costs a remote worker more than a warm fridge does. Backup for the home office is a small load with a big payoff.Read more

Lifestyle

Drive, heat and live on Colorado sunshine

EVs, heat pumps, cleaner power and mountain living — how solar and storage fit the way your household actually uses energy.

Charge your EV on sunshineAn EV can add a few hundred kilowatt-hours a month to your bill. Sizing solar for it — and charging off-peak — makes those miles cost far less than gas.Read more

Use your EV as a home batteryThe battery in your driveway is several times bigger than a Powerwall. With a bidirectional charger and a compatible vehicle, it can back up the house.Read more

Go all-electric without the bill shockA heat pump can add thousands of kilowatt-hours in a Colorado winter. Size your solar for the house you’re about to have, not the one you had.Read more

Make your own clean powerColorado’s grid is getting cleaner, but it still burns fuel at night and in winter. Rooftop solar replaces some of that with power made on your roof.Read more

Energy independence for mountain livingWe don’t build off-grid systems. We build grid-tied solar with battery backup that keeps a mountain home running through the outages that come with the altitude.Read more

Business

Make the building pencil out

Demand charges, cold storage, performance standards, irrigation and depreciation — the commercial reasons, with “ask your CPA” where it belongs.

Cut demand chargesOn many commercial bills, one 15-minute spike sets a big part of the month’s cost. Solar alone rarely fixes that; storage aimed at the peak can.Read more

Keep refrigeration safe in an outageA walk-in cooler holds thousands of dollars of inventory. Battery backup keeps compressors running through the outage and the shutoff.Read more

Meet building performance standardsEnergize Denver and Building Performance Colorado set energy targets for larger buildings. Solar can help — but how it counts depends on the metric.Read more

Meet customer sustainability requirementsLarger customers and suppliers increasingly ask about your energy use. On-site solar gives you a concrete, verifiable answer — if the paperwork is right.Read more

Tame irrigation pumping costsIrrigation pumps run hardest on sunny summer days — the same hours solar produces most. Here’s how ag solar pencils out with REAP grants paused.Read more

Use 100% bonus depreciationBonus depreciation is back at 100% for qualifying property. Paired with remaining federal credits, it can change commercial solar payback. Your CPA gets the final word.Read more

Get honest numbers for your roof

Our Colorado crew looks up your utility’s current rules, models your roof, and tells you straight — including when solar or a battery won’t pay off.

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