Residential Case Studies

McCarthy Family - Whitinsville, MA

    After watching their electricity prices increase year after
    year, the McCarthy’s resolved to do something proactive
    to combat it. SolarFlair performed an analysis of the
    house and designed a 4.32 kW PV system for the
    McCarthy’s.

    This system will increase their home value
    $38,400. SolarFlair was able to capture $9,072 from the
    Commonwealth Solar Rebate II for this installation. With
    the rebate, federal tax credit, electricity savings, and
    SREC revenue, the system will pay for itself in 4.5
    years. More than 50% of the system is paid for
    through the state rebate and federal tax credit alone.
    The McCarthy's were happy to report to SolarFlair
    an electricity bill savings of $50 in the first month the system was up and running, November, and expect it to increase in the future.

The all black panel models placed on their roof have drawn particular attention from passersby. When neighbors walk by they say, “I saw you got solar panels, they look so awesome on your roof” claims owner Mrs. McCarthy.

System details- 24 Schuco MPE180-MS05 panels, 1 Solectria Renewables PVI4000 grid-connected inverter



“When you install solar you want to believe you know what the company is saying and that you can believe in them. We had the most confidence in SolarFlair”-Mrs. McCarthy “We were so excited when the system was up and running the first day, we were looking at the meter all day and it was going down! I get a real kick out of seeing only 5 or 6 kWh change in the meter over a couple days” -Mr. McCarthy