What Is a Solar-Ready Home PLUS™ 

A Solar-Ready Home Plus builds on our basic Solar-Ready Home™ assessment by adding verified utility data analysis.

This enhanced review uses real electricity usage from the property to estimate system size, expected savings, and how solar can be planned before purchase through BrightNest Mortgage™. It helps buyers make a confident, data-driven decision before making an offer.

A Solar-Ready Home confirms whether a property meets the core physical requirements for solar—such as roof condition, sun exposure, and electrical readiness.

Solar-Ready Home PLUS goes further by adding verified utility bill data. This enables more accurate savings estimates, recommended system sizing, and a clearer understanding of how solar can be planned before purchase through BrightNest Mortgage.

Reviewing solar before purchase avoids post-closing solar loans, dealer fees, and UCC-1 liens.

With Solar-Ready Home PLUS, solar planning happens early so it can be integrated into the mortgage through BrightNest Mortgage, creating a cleaner ownership structure from day one.

Utility bill analysis reveals how a home actually uses electricity, including consumption patterns, seasonal variation, and rate structures.

This data allows for more accurate system sizing, clearer savings estimates, and better planning before purchase. Without utility data, solar assessments rely on estimates that may not reflect the property’s real energy needs.

Solar-Ready Home PLUS is designed to be used before you make an offer on a home.

It allows buyers to understand solar eligibility, estimated savings, and financing options early in the process, rather than after closing.

No. Solar-Ready Home PLUS does not mean solar is installed.

It confirms solar eligibility and provides planning insights so buyers can decide whether to integrate solar into the purchase using BrightNest Mortgage.

When solar is integrated into the home purchase through BrightNest Mortgage, the interest paid on the solar portion may be treated as mortgage interest.

This means it may be tax deductible, similar to other mortgage interest. Buyers should consult a tax professional to confirm how this applies to their individual situation.

Solar-Ready Home PLUS is available for up to four properties, allowing buyers to compare options and choose the home that best aligns with their goals before making an offer.