Google's Newy Announced Project Sunroof Will Calculate Your Solar Savings Over The Grid

Alan: Solar energy is now cheaper than fossil fuel energy and getting cheaper all the time.

But you wouldn't know it from the deafening silence.

Google's newly announced Project Sunroof is now available in only three cities.

Google has unveiled Project Sunroof, an effort the company says it has launched because it wants to make installing home solar panels “easy and understandable for anyone.”

Built on Google Maps, Project Sunroof uses that mapping information, along with other data, to calculate a “roof analysis” letting you know the size of the solar panels you might install to cover up to 100% of your energy usage, along with the money you’d save under different financing options.

Should you decide to install solar panels on the roof of your house, Google can also put you in touch with local solar providers.

At present, the service is available in only three cities: Fresno, Calif.; Boston; and, of course, San Francisco.

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