Location: Framingham, Massachusetts

Watts: 8,160

Monthly Production: 756 kWh

Date: June 2015

The U.S. government sent this Framingham, MA homeowner a check for around $11,000 toward his 8,160-watt, 32-panel solar energy system. (OK, actually the money was in the form of a tax credit, reducing his taxes paid, but it’s still real money.)