Residential Solar Leasing with Sugar Hollow
Zero upfront cost and full peace of mind.
As policies and incentives evolve, residential solar leasing has become a powerful way for homeowners to go solar with confidence. It’s designed to make clean energy simple, affordable, and straightforward. We’re here to walk you through how it works and help you decide if it’s the right fit for your home.
Solar Lease Benefits paired with Local Service You Trust:
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$0 upfront cost
Homeowners who choose leasing, can transition to solar with no down payment and no installation fee.
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Maintenance Included
Your lease partner takes care of all monitoring and upkeep, meaning no maintenance responsibilities.
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Immediate Saving
Homeowners can save 10% or more in Year One — with savings that grow as utility rates rise.
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Predictable Costs
Lock in your energy price for 25 years—like securing ’90s gas prices for your home, with buyout options available sooner.
What is Solar Leasing?
A solar lease is a form of third-party ownership (TPO). Instead of buying the panels, you pay a predictable monthly fee to use all the solar energy the system produces. The TPO owns the equipment; you enjoy the savings.
Sugar Hollow Solar partners with the industry-leading national solar cooperative, Amicus, to secure best-in-market lease rates and terms. Through this partnership, we offer:
No down payment
No annual cost escalator
A 25-year fixed lease term
A buyout option after Year 5
A production guarantee backed by the TPO
Local installation and service
At Sugar Hollow Solar, we only bring options to our community that we truly stand behind. With recent policy and economic changes, solar leasing has become a practical, accessible way to go solar — and our partnership with Amicus lets us offer some of the best terms available.
Why Leasing Now?
As of January 1, 2026, homeowners will no longer receive the 30% federal solar tax credit for residential systems. That shifts the economics of owning solar — and makes leasing newly valuable.
Commercial entities can still take the tax credit and accelerated depreciation. A TPO can install a system on your home, capture those incentives, and pass the benefit to you.
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STILL HAVE QUESTIONS?
FAQs
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No. The third party owner (in this case, Palmetto–LightReach) owns it and leases it to you.
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No. Your home is not collateral; the equipment is.
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The buyer can either take over the lease (pending approval) or purchase the system at its current market value.
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You call the dedicated service line, and our local team will likely be the ones to fix it.
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Yes — the TPO has a financial incentive to keep your system running due to the production guarantee.
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Because they can access tax incentives, you no longer can. You benefit from lower payments and bill savings; they benefit from owning the asset.