I am skeptical about solar panels being the next big thing

If there are people installing solar panels in their home, I assume that my HVAC technician has some knowledge of how the panels power the HVAC units

A short survey could potentially save me thousands of dollars on my energy bill as well as possibly earn a rebate check for $2,500. This is the information that I just heard in an ad about a new government stimulus program. The ad is promising free solar panels as well as free installation if my home qualifies for the program. The aim of this program is to make homes more environmentally friendly. I am on board with helping the environment, but the ad sounds like a sales pitch that is too good to be true. Especially since the person in the ad was urging the listeners to hurry before the program expires. While installing solar panels sounds great and I would like to save money on my energy bill, I would like to find out more about solar panels before I make any kind of radical decisions. My concern is that the panels wouldn’t be powerful enough to run my HVAC unit, which is the one thing that requires the most energy in my home. Perhaps, I could ask my HVAC technician to see what he thinks about the solar panels as well as about the government program. If there are people installing solar panels in their home, I assume that my HVAC technician has some knowledge of how the panels power the HVAC units. In the meantime, I will do my own research because I would hate to install something that I am not sure about because someone from an ad said that this was the next big idea.
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