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The "state pays for your solar" pageFAKE GRANT

A real scam people fell for this year, next to the real thing. The numbers mark the three things to check: hover or tap one to see what it tells you.

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UHomeowner's Guide to Going Solar | Department of Energy×
https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/homeowners-guide-going-solar
U.S. Department of Energy
Homeowner's Guide to Going Solar

Solar panels can lower your power bill, but they are not free. You buy them, lease them or pay for them with a loan.

Get quotes from several installers, and read any lease or loan before you sign.

Read the guide
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NNevada Solar Rebate Program 2026 - Check your home×
https://nevada-solarprogram.com/apply
Nevada Solar Rebate Program
The state rebate program now pays 100% of your solar panels

Approved homes in Clark County get panels installed at no cost. Only 37 spots left in your county.

Pay a $499 refundable permit deposit to lock your install date.

1420 Desert Rose Dr, Henderson
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Pay deposit and book my install

Always check the free.

No state or utility gives away free solar panels. This page invents a program, then wants a "refundable" deposit and your card to hold your spot.

Always checkThe real oneThe scam
1Where it livesIs it the real company's or person's own address or number?

energy.gov is the US Department of Energy.

nevada-solarprogram.com looks official, but it's a sales site, not the state.

2What it asks you to doDoes it want a password, a payment, a call, or a tap?

Nothing. It explains what solar costs and tells you to get several quotes.

Your address and card, for a $499 "permit deposit".

3How hard it pushesCheck firstIs there a deadline, a threat, or a surprise charge?

No deadline, and it says plainly that solar isn't free.

"The state pays 100%" and only 37 spots left in your county.

RememberThere is no free government solar program. Never pay a deposit to a page that says there is.

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