{"id":5875,"date":"2026-07-10T18:20:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T17:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thesolarwatchdog.com\/?page_id=5875"},"modified":"2026-07-14T07:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T06:10:09","slug":"solar-savings-reality-check","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thesolarwatchdog.com\/index.php\/solar-savings-reality-check\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar Savings Reality Check"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5875\" class=\"elementor elementor-5875\">\n\t\t\t\t        <section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-95bc8a1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ct-header-fixed-none ct-row-max-none\" data-id=\"95bc8a1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n            \n                        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padding:12px;\r\n    border-radius:10px;\r\n    margin-bottom:10px;\r\n    font-size:14px;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n.reality-line span{\r\n    color:#e99907;\r\n    font-weight:700;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\/* CONTENT SIDE *\/\r\n\r\n.solar-reality-content{\r\n    flex:1;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n.reality-badge{\r\n    display:inline-flex;\r\n    align-items:center;\r\n    gap:10px;\r\n    background:#001733;\r\n    color:white;\r\n    padding:10px 25px;\r\n    border-radius:50px;\r\n    font-size:14px;\r\n    font-weight:700;\r\n    letter-spacing:1px;\r\n    text-transform:uppercase;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n.reality-badge span{\r\n    width:10px;\r\n    height:10px;\r\n    background:#e99907;\r\n    border-radius:50%;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n.solar-reality-content h2{\r\n    font-size:46px;\r\n    line-height:1.2;\r\n    color:#001733;\r\n    font-weight:800;\r\n    margin:25px 0;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n.solar-reality-content h2 strong{\r\n    color:#e99907;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n.solar-reality-content p{\r\n    color:#5d6876;\r\n    font-size:16px;\r\n    line-height:1.9;\r\n    margin-bottom:18px;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\/* INPUT LIST *\/\r\n\r\n.reality-inputs{\r\n    display:grid;\r\n    grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;\r\n    gap:12px;\r\n    margin:30px 0;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n.reality-inputs div{\r\n    background:#f8fafc;\r\n    padding:15px;\r\n    border-radius:14px;\r\n    font-size:14px;\r\n    color:#001733;\r\n    font-weight:600;\r\n    border:1px solid #edf0f5;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n.reality-inputs div:before{\r\n    content:\"\u2713\";\r\n    color:#e99907;\r\n    font-weight:900;\r\n    margin-right:10px;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\/* ALERT BOX *\/\r\n\r\n.watchdog-alert{\r\n    background:#001733;\r\n    padding:25px;\r\n    border-radius:22px;\r\n    margin-top:25px;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n.watchdog-alert h4{\r\n    color:#e99907;\r\n    font-size:20px;\r\n    margin-bottom:10px;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n.watchdog-alert p{\r\n    color:white;\r\n    margin:0;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\/* RESPONSIVE *\/\r\n\r\n@media(max-width:991px){\r\n\r\n.solar-reality-container{\r\n    flex-direction:column-reverse;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n.solar-reality-content h2{\r\n    font-size:34px;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n.reality-inputs{\r\n    grid-template-columns:1fr;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n.solar-reality-image img{\r\n    height:420px;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n.reality-card{\r\n    position:relative;\r\n    right:0;\r\n    bottom:0;\r\n    width:auto;\r\n    margin-top:-40px;\r\n}\r\n\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"solar-reality-container\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<!-- IMAGE -->\r\n\r\n<div class=\"solar-reality-image\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesolarwatchdog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gemini_Generated_Image_6ancza6ancza6anc.png\"\r\nalt=\"Solar Savings Reality Check\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"reality-card\">\r\n\r\n<h3>\r\nReality Check\r\n<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"reality-line\">\r\nBefore Solar Cost\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"reality-line\">\r\nCurrent Utility Bill\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"reality-line\">\r\nSolar Payment\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"reality-line\">\r\nPayment Increase\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<!-- CONTENT -->\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"solar-reality-content\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"reality-badge\">\r\n<span><\/span>\r\nSavings Analysis\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2>\r\nSolar Savings\r\n<strong>Reality Check<\/strong>\r\n<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\r\n<strong>\r\nAre the numbers matching the promise?\r\n<\/strong>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\r\nHomeowners can compare what they expected before going solar\r\nwith what is actually happening today.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"reality-inputs\">\r\n\r\n<div>Utility bill before solar<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div>Current utility bill<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div>Solar payment<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div>Annual payment increase<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div>System age<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div>Estimated production<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"watchdog-alert\">\r\n\r\n<h4>\r\n\u26a0 Watchdog Alert\r\n<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\r\nYour current solar and utility payments appear higher than the\r\npre-solar cost you entered. Want help understanding why?\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"margin-top:20px;\">\r\nResults are estimates based on homeowner-provided information\r\nand are designed for education and awareness.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/section>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n        \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reality Check Before Solar Cost Current Utility Bill Solar Payment Payment Increase Savings Analysis Solar Savings Reality Check Are the numbers matching the promise? Homeowners can compare what they expected before going solar with what is actually happening today. Utility bill before solar Current utility bill Solar payment Annual payment increase System age Estimated production [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5875","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thesolarwatchdog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thesolarwatchdog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thesolarwatchdog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thesolarwatchdog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thesolarwatchdog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5875"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.thesolarwatchdog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5875\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6093,"href":"https:\/\/www.thesolarwatchdog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5875\/revisions\/6093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thesolarwatchdog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}