Publish Date: February 2nd, 2026
Since going solar, Alan has seen his electricity bill drop to nearly $0, just paying a utility connection fee and banking power over the high-production months of the summer. For him, Namaste Solar was the easy choice and the experience from quote to post-installation has been seamless. Read more below.
What inspired you to start thinking about solar?
For me it started when I first heard about Namaste Solar during the Obama administration. I was working for the city of Englewood, and we were frantically trying to see if there was any money available for projects in the city for solar. Of course, that was at least a decade ago. I didn’t really take any action until a friend of mine had Namaste Solar install solar panels on his house, and he was just telling me how great it was. So, it was about two years ago I decided that it was time that I have them installed.
What was your decision-making process like?
It was pretty straightforward. As I found out what the cost was, which was surprisingly low in my mind, I moved forward with it. I didn’t even contact any other companies. I just knew that Namaste Solar was the company I wanted to go with. It was a fair price, so I had my sales advisor put together a contract and moved forward.
How has solar financially affected you?
Starting in March of 2025, my electric bill all the way through November was a credit. In other words, we were generating more power than we were using. For electricity, we just paid the utility connection fee. And now we’re using that banked power to offset our bill in these lower production months. When I realized that I wasn’t paying any electricity charges for most of the year, I went “Holy cow!”
Are there any other ways that your life has changed after getting solar?
Due to Xcel’s time-of-use structure, I am more conscious about conserving electricity than I was before. And looking at the Enphase app to see what we’re producing has become a normal part of my routine.
What was your experience like working with us?
Everyone was professional and efficient. The whole team definitely knew what they were doing. Everyone had their different roles, and they were great at getting to it and getting the system installed. They had to beef up the rafters, and I assumed that they’d be coming through the house all day with two by sixes, but they just went through the roof vents. I didn’t even know you could do that, and it was less intrusive than going through the home. It was a whirlwind of activity, but I could tell it was organized and that everyone was contributing to getting the install done quickly and seamlessly while giving us a high-quality product. My circuit breaker box needed to get changed out, and there were some challenges getting some of the electrical from the outside in. But it was a challenge that the team worked together to figure out and get done. It didn’t hinder the team at all. And they cleaned up everything when they were done. It looked really great.
Your system was designed to offset 134% of your energy consumption. Why did you go with an oversized system?
My thought process was, at some point I’m going to be remodeling the house, mainly the kitchen, and I’ll probably want to increase my usage with more outlets and such. Plus, the price difference wasn’t much. I originally went with 8 panels and then asked my salesperson to do some further calculations. It turned out that adding two more panels was a cost that was almost negligible to the initial design cost.
If you were recommending someone explore the benefits of solar in three sentences, what would you say?
Consider how solar can help the planet. Consider what your own energy consumption is. And once you look at those things, it’s likely that you’ll feel swayed to go solar.
