Residential Solar
in St. Louis

Servicing Kansas City, St. Louis, Southern Illinois, Des Moines, Denver & Surrounding Areas

6 Steps to Going Solar

STEP 1: Contact Us to Start Your Proposal
CONTACT US to request your fast, detailed and accurate quote.

Fill out our ONLINE QUOTE FORM or give us a call. Our crews install solar across the Midwest, so just contact the office closest to you, and we’ll help you get started.

Kansas City: 1-816-783-3863 | Colorado: 1-970-217-4600 | St. Louis: 1-314-356-5136 | Illinois:  618-658-0259 | Iowa: 1-515-505-4620 

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STEP 2: Home Evaluation and Energy Analysis
You want accurate numbers right from the start.

In order to provide you a quick, detailed, no-obligation proposal, we need to get to know a little bit about you, your property and your electricity needs. This information helps us calculate your system cost, your expected savings, and financing options for your system.

To prepare your quote, we’ll need:

Your 12-month electricity usage history. This is very easy to get from your utility company. We can even help you get this information.

Your property’s address so that we can evaluate your property remotely, using satellite imagery from Google Earth. Our software calculates your roof space and each surface’s solar exposure, telling us how many panels will be required to generate the amount of energy you need.

Information about your home, including square footage, current heating and cooling equipment, and your goals for going solar.

Your contact information, so we’ll know how to get your quote to you!

That’s all we need to get started! Once we have your information, we’ll look at your property, run the numbers, and create your detailed proposal — usually in just a day or two.

“We have been thoroughly impressed with our solar panel project that we purchased from SunSource Homes. The initial bid price was very accurate with regard to the final installed price, and the system is generating enough power to offset our entire electric bill just as advertised. Their pricing was competitive with other providers.”

-Jeff Ward, SunSource Customer

STEP 3: Review Your Proposal to Learn About Your Savings!
Now comes the fun part! Find out how much you can save, and how easy it is to go solar.

Your customized proposal contains all the details you need to make an informed decision. Our friendly, knowledgeable energy consultants will spend the time you need to understand the benefits of your proposed solar system, and to answer any questions you have.

Your proposal will show you:

The cost of your proposed solar system.

Available incentives. We’ll show how federal tax and other local incentives reduce the cost of your installation.

All US installations receive a 26% federal tax credit for systems installed in 2020.

Illinois residents receive an additional Solar Renewable Energy Credit (SREC) of about 35%, for a total savings of about 65% off the total installation cost!

Your projected energy savings. Money talks. We’ll show you when your system will start paying you, and how much money you’ll save.

Your expected Return on Investment (ROI), or in other words, when your system will have paid for itself.

Financing Information. Whether you want to pay cash up front, or opt for one of our zero-down, low interest rate financing options, we’ll help you choose financing that’s right for you and your budget that will help you maximize the return on your investment!

“Sun Source has top of the line products and service. The advisers are so honest and trustworthy, and were always able to answer our questions. We were skeptical, but then we saw how much we could save! Highly recommend!

-Jaki Ahlemeyer, SunSource Customer

 

STEP 4: System Installation
Our experience is your advantage.

SunSource has been installing solar since 2011. Our professional customer care team and installers take care of all the details, from structural analysis of your home, permitting, integrating with your local electricity utility company’s net metering agreement, and more, our experienced team will button up the details.

From the electrician to the installation crew, everyone was very friendly, polite and took pride in their work. They made sure that every wire/conduit/panel was placed appropriately so as to not affect the aesthetics of our house. Would 100% recommend them to anyone considering the solar option.

-Mark Larsen, SunSource Customer

STEP 5: Sit Back and Start Saving!
With our 25-year warranty and remote system monitoring, you never have to worry about your system. You can just sit back and count your savings!

Relax with our 25-year parts an labor warranty. If something goes wrong, we’ve got your back!

We monitor your system remotely to make sure it’s performing properly. If something causes part of your system to not perform at an optimal level, we’ll know right away! We will notify you and correct the issue. You never have to do anything!

One of our system’s components wasn’t working properly. SunSource called us to notify us of the issue, and sent technicians out to fix it right away. I wouldn’t even have known anything was wrong! 

-Charlie Brown, SunSource Customer

We tell people who inquire about our solar panels that SunSource folks were some of the most professional, easy-to-work-with contractors we’ve ever had for ANY job. And our electricity bill is gone. Woohoo! Thanks, SunSource.

-Misty McNally, SunSource Customer

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STEP 6: Become a Solar Ambassador

Tell others about solar, and start earning cash!

The SunSource referral bonus is just one more way your solar system will earn you money. Friends and neighbors will want to know all about your solar experience. That’s great news for you, because when someone you refer installs their own system, we’ll write you a generous check!

Customer word-of-mouth is our best advertising, and we like to give back to those who spread the word about SunSource.

CONTACT SUNSOURCE TODAY to get started. You’ll thank yourself for years to come!

Clean, Renewable Solar Energy can be used in almost any residential application.

Saving thousands of dollars per year for decades! It will work on small or large homes with any type of roof. SunSource has extensive experience in solar energy system design/installation on many projects throughout North America. Let your home be our next project!

Tax Credit

National Federal Tax Credit

There is currently a 26% Federal tax credit for all project costs associated with solar power projects! These tax credits can be used immediately or spread out over several years. This helps significantly boost the ROI of your solar project. Solar qualifies for a 5 year Accelerated Depreciation.

Illinois Solar Incentives

Additional state incentives are available for Illinois residents in the form of SRECs (Solar Renewable Energy Credits).

Tax credits + state incentives provide a savings of 65% on a typical Illinois installation!

Save Even More

Organize a Group Buy

Are you interested in forming a group buy with your neighborhood, family and friends, or organization? This will help you save even more, with volume discount.

See what Oaks Ridge Meadows residents had to say about their SunSource group buy.

Payback in 5 - 9 years

In most residential applications, our solar energy systems will generate enough savings to give our customer a payback period of 5-9 years. Larger systems will have a shorter payback period. The solar system produces energy which helps to offset or eliminate your home electric bills.

Return on Investment

For those people that are motivated by the hard bottom-line numbers, let’s talk about ROI (Return On Investment). Based on your final cost of the solar system, after all incentives, most of our customers will see a return of 11-20% per year. That is better than most other forms of investments. And best of all, Solar is an investment that comes with a 25-year warranty! Try getting that from your financial planner.

String Inverter System vs. Enphase Energy System

Think of solar panels like bulbs in a string of holiday lights. In conventional inverter systems, when one panel fails, the whole system goes out. Or when one panel’s output drops — thanks to fallen leaves, a passing cloud, or some other unavoidable factor — the system’s overall performance drops to match that lowest-performing panel. With microinverters, each panel operates independently — so no matter what happens to any one panel, the rest of your system keeps shining bright.  |  Learn more about how how Enphase inverters compare to other available equipment

Integrated Project Management

At SunSource we have the ability to handle every aspect of your project in-house. Permitting, design, engineering, code-compliance, zoning, all issues can be handled from our office. Most of the competition use subcontractors for most of the items listed above, and even has a sub do the actual installation! We maintain control of all aspects of your project to ensure the quality of the job.

Energy Storage/Backup Power

Energy Storage and Backup Power are becoming a hot item lately! We can provide as much, or as little, energy storage as our clients need or want. We will work closely with you to determine what type of system is needed to accomplish your goals. The next time a storm knocks the power out you’ll be humming right along like nothing happened!

All of our solar systems are designed with the ability to individually monitor each and every panel in the solar array via the internet. This allows us to stay on top of any issues that may come up over the years for all of our past customers. Real-time data monitoring can save thousands of dollars over the life of a solar system.

Real-Time Data Monitoring

 

Energy Savings!

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*This is based on a conservative energy inflation rate of 3% per year

Long-Term Financial Security

Almost everyone is concerned with their long-term financial security. A solar system can help elminate the constantly rising utility bills for your home. Many people experience their electric rates going up on an almost annual occurance. This can add up to a significant amount of money 10-15 years down the road. That frees up your financial resources for things that are more important for your family.

Increase the value of your home

Our experience with home sales has taught us one thing, homes with Solar sell much faster, for more money than comparable homes in the neighborhood. When properly marketed and listed, all the homes we’ve sold with solar have sold in days, not weeks, with multiple offers. We have always recovered 100% of the cost of the solar, over and above the appraisal!

 

In our never-ending effort to provide the highest quality projects for our clients, we have made sure that the solar panels and the micro-inverters of our solar systems carry a minimum 25-year replacement warranty. Yep, you heard that right, 25-years!! Our company is so confident in our products that we back it up with a 25-year labor warranty as well.

25-Year Warranty!

 

Area Solar Statistics

Solar Power in St. Louis

  • St. Louis has over 243 megawatts of solar installed, making it 28th in the country.
  • Homeowners and businesses both can take advantage of incentives, including the Federal Solar Tax Credit, Missouri solar rebates through Ameren solar, and Illinois Solar Renewable Energy credits (SRECs).
  • Rooftop solar power can generate an estimated 42% of electricity needed in the region.
  • Warranties for solar systems with microinverters can be found with up to 25 year warranties. String inverters usually come with 10 year warranties.
  • The price to install solar has fallen 34% over the last 5 years.

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