When you’re dealing with fractions of dollars and intangible measurements like kilowatt hours, understanding how those figures scale can be tricky. That’s why we like to use the gas price analogy. It’s something we all intuitively understand even if we don’t fully play out the math every time we fill up. 

If you’re dropping $70 at the pump today when just a few months ago you were spending 50 bucks a pop, you feel it in your monthly budget. You don’t have to know that prices have gone from $2.62 to $4.46 per gallon this year to get it. The point is, if you can save a few bucks by filling up at that one gas station on the other side of town where fuel is always a few cents cheaper, it’s worth the drive. 

It’s the same concept with your electric bill, but when your costs are buried under a bunch of jargon and everything is tallied based on cents per kilowatt hour, it can all feel a bit more abstract and overwhelming.

What’s a kilowatt hour anyway? And how many do you actually use in a month? How about a year? And what does that translate to as dollars spent? With more rate hikes projected, how much more will you spend next year?

Most folks aren’t regularly studying their consumption trends and calculating their costs per kWh down to the penny. But it sure is clear how quickly it adds up when you go pay that bill each month.

The trouble is, you can’t shop around for cheaper electricity the way you can for cheaper gas. Solar is the only alternative. 

Right now you’re paying somewhere between 13-18 cents per kWh on electricity. Our solar lease comes in at less than that. Less is less, so already that’s a smart move. But the real value is in how that savings grows with time, because your rate holds steady for the next 25 years. 

How much more would you have in your pocket today if you were still paying $2.62 for a gallon of gas? That’s the idea with a solar lease. 

Think about it: Instead of your cost of power increasing over time, your savings does.

When Ben Franklin famously said, “A penny saved is a penny earned,” what he meant was that saving money is just as valuable as earning money. That’s the deal that’s on offer with our solar lease. Ask yourself this: 

• Do you think you’ll still be using electricity over the next 25 years?
• Do you think the utility is going to raise their rates over that time?

 

Lease your solar for less than what you’re spending on power today, and hold it at that rate for 25 years. It’s free to get a solar assessment for your home. Let’s find out what you can save with solar.