What if buying solar panels was like buying a car? You walk around the showroom, you see the panels on different tiled roofs, and you actually see what you’re getting before you buy it. In California, a solar showroom allows potential customers to interact with solar panels, and it’s persuading people to make the switch to clean energy. In fact, the energy company that owns the showroom contributes more than half of its solar contracts to the showroom alone.
The solar showroom is a bright way to get solar panels onto more roofs
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