SOLAR ON YOUR ROOF.
ZERO OUT OF POCKET.
LOWER BILL FROM DAY ONE.
Our Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) puts solar panels on your roof at no upfront cost. You buy the electricity they produce at a fixed rate that is lower than your utility charges. The solar company owns the panels and handles all maintenance. You just pay less for power.
Serving Agawam, Feeding Hills, Southwick, Westfield, West Springfield, Enfield, Suffield, Simsbury, and all of Western MA and Northern CT.
HOW A PPA WORKS IN 4 STEPS
It is the simplest way to go solar. No loan. No equipment to own. No maintenance to worry about.
Free Solar Audit
We review your electric bills and inspect your roof. You get a written report showing your estimated savings under a PPA.
Sign the PPA
You sign a contract with the solar financing company agreeing to buy the electricity at a fixed rate below your current utility rate.
We Install the Panels
Thrive installs the panels on your roof. Every mount is sealed the same way we seal a new roof. No leaks. No callbacks.
Pay Less for Power
Your panels start producing. You pay the solar company for the electricity at your locked-in rate. Your utility bill drops. The solar company handles all maintenance.
WHY HOMEOWNERS CHOOSE THE PPA
Zero Upfront Cost
The panels go on your roof at no charge. You do not need a loan, a down payment, or any cash out of pocket. You start saving from day one.
Zero Maintenance Responsibility
The solar company owns the panels and is responsible for all maintenance, repairs, and performance monitoring. If anything breaks, they fix it. Not your problem.
Rate Locked Below Your Utility
Your PPA rate is fixed at signing and is lower than what your utility charges today. While utility rates keep going up, yours stays predictable.
Net Metering Still Works
Your panels still connect to the grid. Extra production earns credits that offset your bill. In summer, many homeowners build up enough credits to cover most of their winter bills.
Roofer Installed Means Zero Leaks
We are roofers first. Every panel mount is sealed the same way we seal a new roof. No other solar company in Western MA can say that.
Transferable When You Sell
Most PPA contracts transfer to the new homeowner, which can be a selling point. Buyers inherit lower electric bills from day one. We walk you through your contract terms before you sign.
WHICH OPTION IS RIGHT FOR YOU?
Every homeowner is different. Here is an honest side-by-side so you can decide what makes sense for your situation.
$0 with financing, or full system cost if paying cash
$0. Nothing out of pocket.
$0 but you pay a fixed monthly fee regardless of production
You
The solar company
The solar company
You (or your warranty covers it)
The solar company handles everything
The solar company handles everything
Loan payment (or nothing once paid off)
Only for the electricity your panels actually produce, at a fixed rate below your utility
A fixed monthly fee set at signing, whether panels produce or not
Highest long-term savings. System pays itself off and then power is essentially free.
Immediate savings from day one. Rate is locked in below your utility.
Lower savings than PPA or ownership. Fixed payment can exceed savings if production is low.
Credits go to you
Credits offset your PPA bill
Credits may go to the solar company depending on contract
Homeowners who want maximum long-term value and are ready to commit
Homeowners who want lower bills right away with zero risk and zero hassle
Less common. PPA is usually a better deal than a lease.
LOWER BILL.
ZERO HEADACHES.
This Agawam homeowner did not want a loan and did not want to own equipment they did not understand. The PPA was the right call. Panels went on the roof at no cost. Their electric bill dropped the first month. Two years later they have not had a single service call.
Their yard was spotless when we left. Their garden was untouched. The solar company has handled everything since.
COMMON PPA QUESTIONS
Everything you need to know before you decide.
A Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) is a contract where a solar company installs panels on your roof at no cost to you. Instead of buying the panels, you agree to buy the electricity they produce at a fixed rate that is lower than what your utility charges. You pay for the power, not the equipment.
REAL HOMEOWNERS. REAL SAVINGS.
"I did not want to deal with a loan or own equipment I did not understand. The PPA was perfect. Zero out of pocket, my bill dropped right away, and I have not had to think about the panels once."
"Thrive explained the difference between owning and a PPA in a way that actually made sense. For my situation the PPA was the right call. My electric bill is lower and I have zero maintenance headaches."
"I was skeptical but the math was clear. I pay less per kilowatt-hour than I did with the utility and I did not spend a dollar upfront. Two years in and I have not had a single issue."
FIND OUT IF A PPA IS RIGHT FOR YOU
We review your electric bills, your roof, and your goals. Then we show you exactly what a PPA would save you and how it compares to owning. No pressure. No hype. Just the numbers.