Solar Panels Charleston, SC with Sunrun
Sunrun Can Help Reduce Your Power Outage and Home Energy Worries
+2.4 Mil.
South Carolinians affected by power outages from 2008 to 2017.1
+14%
Charleston’s residential energy bills vs. the national average.2
-36%
South Carolina’s solar price drop over the last five years.3
Did you know that the costs of rooftop solar panels and back-up storage systems are at an all-time low in South Carolina?3,4 What’s more, Charleston basks in an average of 209 sunny days per year.5 It’s no surprise that more homeowners have decided to team up with a Charleston solar company like Sunrun to gain more energy freedom. A switch to solar can give you protection during outages, more control over rising energy costs, and lower home carbon emissions for decades.
How to Go Solar in Charleston
Sunrun is the nation’s leading residential solar and energy storage company.6 We work so you can power your home with cleaner, more affordable, and more reliable electricity. Find out which of our solar plans, with or without a home battery in Charleston, is the ideal fit for your budget and energy needs.
Dominion Energy, formerly South Carolina Electric & Gas Company or SCE&G, has a net energy metering (NEM) program that could let you earn credits on your utility bill for the excess electricity your solar array produces and sends to the electric grid.7 Net metering in Charleston may help you save money on your future energy bills.
Solar made better
- Learn about the federal tax credit
- Find your ideal system and battery
- Get your cost to go solar today
How Would You Like to Make the Switch to Solar?
How Would You Like to Make the Switch to Solar?
Each Sunrun solar plan has unique advantages. Whether you decide to go with a solar lease or a purchase plan along with a back-up power system, our goal is to ensure that you’re completely satisfied with your Charleston solar panel installation for decades. As one of the best solar installers in South Carolina, we’ll even handle the paperwork for you when possible.
Monthly Plan
Monthly Plan
Lease new Sunrun solar panels in Charleston with as little as $0 down. Lock in predictable monthly rates and stay covered with our industry-leading Sunrun Guarantee.
Full Amount Lease
Full Amount Lease
Prepay for up to 25 years of Charleston solar power for home use at the best price. Our Sunrun Guarantee also backs it.
System Purchase
System Purchase
Own a new home solar system in Charleston, and you could build home value. You may qualify for South Carolina solar incentives, like the federal solar tax credit* and a state tax credit.8
Solar + Brightbox™
Add Brightbox, Sunrun’s battery storage service, to your solar installation in Charleston. This can help keep your appliances and devices powered during outages, cloudy days, rainy afternoons, or at night.
Power outages impacted more than 2.4 million South Carolina residents from 2008 to 2017.1
A blackout can happen at any moment. Some are short, but others can go on for hours or days at a time.
Brightbox can help you back up your entire home with a Tesla Powerwall, or you can back up just the rooms you need with an LG Chem solar battery.**
When the sun is out, Brightbox can store clean and affordable back-up power for later use.
Brightbox is the Charleston battery storage solution that puts you in control. It can turn on during an outage and will work to recharge until the grid’s restored.
Unlike generators, Brightbox doesn’t run on fossil fuels, which produce carbon monoxide (CO) that’s dangerous for your health.9
You can monitor your Charleston solar energy production and storage with the online dashboard and mobile app.
Our monthly lease and prepaid lease plans include 24/7 proactive monitoring and maintenance to ensure your system works smoothly. This benefit sets Brightbox apart from the average solar battery in Charleston.
It’s Time to Build a Better Energy System in South Carolina
80%
Reduction in carbon emissions under Dominion Energy’s Net Zero plan by 2040.10
When you create and store your own clean energy in Charleston, you can reduce your dependence on toxic, dangerous fossil fuels. This will help build a more modern and resilient energy system that runs on renewable electricity made in South Carolina. Ready to change the way you power your life? Use our Product Selector or request a free quote to get one-on-one service from our expert Solar Advisors. Together we can build a brighter energy future for all South Carolinians that starts today.
Why Choose Sunrun in Charleston?
Why Choose Sunrun in Charleston?
Since 2007, hundreds of thousands of people have chosen Sunrun to join the clean energy revolution. To date, our solar customers’ systems have generated billions of kilowatt-hours (kWh) of clean energy and kept millions of tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) from entering the atmosphere. This is equivalent to preventing billions of pounds of coal or millions of gallons of gasoline from burning.11
Don’t just take our word for it. See what people say about their Sunrun solar and storage systems.
SOURCES:
1. Eaton Blackout Tracker Annual Report
2. Charleston, SC electricity prices
3. South Carolina solar price drop
4. U.S. battery storage systems price drop
5. Charleston, SC annual sunny days
6. Sunrun ranked as leading residential solar-plus-storage vendor
7. Dominion Energy SC Residential Solar Programs
8. State of South Carolina solar incentives
9. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) generator safety fact sheet
10. Dominion Energy SC clean energy goals
*We recommend contacting a tax professional to accurately determine the impact of the solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) on your federal taxes.
**One Tesla Powerwall stores 13.5 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of usable electricity, which can be used to back up the home for a day. An LG Chem solar battery holds 9.8 kWh, which can be used to back up essential parts of the home from 8 to 12 hours.
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