About American Solar Savings in 2026

Who operates the site

American Solar Savings researches and compares local installer options for you. We do not install equipment, sell electricity, or represent a utility or government agency.

We have not published a street address or a phone number on this page. Use the estimate form for a house. Questions about this website are on the privacy policy.

We work through a network of trusted installers. The point is a better overall deal for the homeowner, without a big commissioned salesperson layered on the price. An introduction is not a requirement to buy, and buying is not a requirement to read the guides.

We do not publish a star rating or a review count for American Solar Savings. Where this site shows Google reviews, they are reviews of the installer named on that block, not of us.

How an introduction is screened

We look for a license where the state licenses this work, and for insurance, and we expect a written proposal. That is the screen. It is not a guarantee of workmanship.

License rules differ. Some states license solar contractors specifically. Others use an electrical or general contractor license. We are not a licensing board. You should open the state site and check the company name on the morning you sign, because a screen done earlier can go stale.

Insurance should be current and should match the company on the contract. We ask for it. You should ask to see it too. A certificate is a snapshot, not a promise that a claim will be paid.

We do not inspect roofs, pull permits, or warranty the installation. If a crew damages a roof, that dispute is between you and the installer. Choosing carefully is still your job. Choosing an installer is the longer checklist, including equipment models and production assumptions.

We will not introduce a company that will not put the price, the equipment, and the production model in writing. A verbal savings number is not a proposal.

Why the estimate is conservative on purpose

The calculator uses public inputs and prints its omissions. It does not subtract a tax credit and it does not invent a local price.

The price input is the 2025 EIA state average from Table 2.10. The sun input is a rounded NREL-style resource. Shade, if you report it, reduces the share of the bill we illustrate. The cost of equipment is absent because we do not know it. Savings and payback explains why we still will not print a payback year.

The federal credit for homeowner-owned systems does not apply to installations completed after December 31, 2025. Leaving it out of the estimate is the accurate choice for a site published in 2026. If the law changes again, the page should change with a citation, not with a slogan.

Who writes the guides

The guides are written by the American Solar Savings editorial desk. They are not signed by a fictional engineer.

The byline is the company, not a stock photo. We cite EIA, NREL, Berkeley Lab, the IRS, and the statute when we use their figures. We do not cite a number we cannot point to. Where a local tariff moves too often to quote, we name the utility and tell you to read the rider.

Guides are updated when a cited source changes in a way that would mislead a reader. Each article shows a published date and an updated date. Those dates are editorial dates, not a claim that a lawyer reviewed the page. The consent language on the form is separately marked in the code for counsel to review. The articles are explanations, not legal advice and not tax advice.

What we are not

Not an installer, not a utility, not a lender, and not affiliated with any government agency.

We do not offer a government solar offering, a check, or free equipment. Anyone who describes this website that way is wrong. The footer says the same thing because it is easy to imply otherwise with a rushed headline, and we would rather be dull.

If you only wanted to learn how an inverter works, you can stop at how solar works. The call is optional.