is simply not viable without government subsidies.
In 2023, state policymakers changed California’s rooftop solar subsidy programs and weakened the incentive for companies to push rooftop solar by reducing payments to homeowners who sell back excess power the panels generate, according to CalMatters. Those changes negatively affected SunPower’s business, culminating in its bankruptcy filing, according to Bloomberg.
Bottom line: Solar sucks. It is simply not viable on its own. Plus, it is an environmental nightmare!