First, installing solar panels creates an IMMEDIATE increase in your home’s intrinsic value. If you were to install these panels and then list your home on the market the next day, it would already be worth more than without these panels. The value of your home can have an increase of up to 3 times more than your initial investment in solar energy.
Second, Micro FIT allows you to generate cash flow from the power that your solar panels are generating on your roof over the course of 20 years. Over time you will collect enough paycheck to get your initial investment back plus profit, while still keeping the value of the house higher. The return on initial investment is usually expected around 9 years. However several investors have had their initial investment back as early as 4 years. The percentage of return depends on several variables such as the MicroFIT rate, the surface area allocated for solar panels, or geolocation just to name a few. A professional can do a correct assessment of your house or commercial building for free, which will give you a better estimation of the percentage of return on your investment over the course of 20 years.