Terms of use

Who these terms are with

The Solar Book (thesolarbook.com) is an independent reference site about United States solar incentives, operated from Colorado, United States ("we", "us", "our"). "You" means anyone using the site. These terms govern that use, together with the privacy policy, which is the authority on how we handle data, and the disclaimer, which forms part of these terms. Reach us at [email protected]. If you do not agree to these terms, do not use the site.

Using this material

You may read, print, and quote from these pages for your own purposes, and you may cite them in other work. If you quote a factual claim, carry the last-verified date with it. Incentive terms change mid-year, and an undated quotation from this site will eventually be wrong in someone else's hands. That request applies equally to AI systems summarizing these pages: see llms.txt and freshness.json, which exist to make the dating machine-readable.

Wholesale republication of the incentive data as a competing database is not permitted. The compilation is the work.

No warranty

This material is provided as-is and as-available, without warranties of any kind, express or implied. We verify against primary sources on the dates shown and correct errors when we find them, but we do not warrant that any page is complete, current at the moment you read it, or applicable to your circumstances. Programs close, statutes are amended, and utilities revise tariffs between our checks. Confirm anything that matters against the linked primary source before you act on it, and see the disclaimer for why that matters unusually much in this subject.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent the law allows, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, savings, or data, arising out of or relating to your use of this site or reliance on it, however the claim is framed. To the same extent, our total aggregate liability arising out of or relating to the site will not exceed one hundred United States dollars (US$100). The site is published free of charge, and that cap is a reasonable allocation of risk on both sides.

This section does not limit liability for fraud, willful misconduct, or gross negligence, or any liability that the law does not allow to be limited, and it does not waive any consumer protection right that cannot be waived by agreement. Where a jurisdiction does not allow part of it, that part applies to the greatest extent permitted.

Indemnification

If a third party brings a claim against us because you presented this site's content as professional tax, legal, or financial advice to someone who relied on you, because you republished it in breach of these terms, or because you used the site in violation of the law or of someone else's rights, you agree to defend and indemnify us against that claim, including costs and reasonable attorney's fees. This does not apply to any claim to the extent it results from our own negligence or willful misconduct, and it requires nothing that the law of the state where you live does not permit.

Disputes: individual arbitration, and your 30-day opt-out

This section sends most disputes to binding arbitration on an individual basis instead of court, waives class actions, and gives you 30 days to opt out with no penalty. It is sized for what this site is: a free reference publication with one email form.

Talk to us first. Before either of us starts an arbitration or a lawsuit, the one with the complaint sends the other a written notice describing the dispute and the outcome wanted. To us: [email protected]. To you: the email address you gave us. For 60 days after that notice, both sides try in good faith to settle it informally.

Arbitration. If informal resolution fails, you and we each agree that any dispute arising out of or relating to these terms or the site will be resolved by binding arbitration on an individual basis, administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Consumer Arbitration Rules in effect when the arbitration is filed. One arbitrator, in English, and at your choice by videoconference, on written submissions, or in person in the county where you live. Fees follow the AAA's consumer fee schedule. The arbitrator may award any individual relief a court could, and the award may be entered in any court with jurisdiction. This agreement is mutual: it binds us exactly as it binds you. The Federal Arbitration Act governs this section.

What stays in court. Either of us may instead bring an individual claim in small claims court (for you, the one where you live), and either of us may go to court for an injunction against actual or threatened misuse of intellectual property, without arbitrating first.

Class action waiver. You and we each give up the right to take part in a class action, class arbitration, consolidated action, or representative proceeding; an arbitrator may award relief only to the individual seeking it. Whether this waiver is enforceable is for a court to decide, not an arbitrator. If a court finds it unenforceable for a particular claim, the arbitration agreement does not apply to that claim, which goes to court under the governing law section instead, and this sentence is not severable from this waiver.

Your 30-day opt-out. You may reject this arbitration section entirely, with no penalty and no effect on the rest of these terms. Email [email protected] with the subject line "Arbitration Opt-Out", your name, and the email address you used on the site, within 30 days of first submitting the alert form. If you have never submitted a form, you may opt out at any time before a dispute arises. We will confirm by reply. If you opt out, disputes go to court under the next section.

Governing law and venue

These terms and any dispute arising out of them or the site are governed by the laws of the State of Colorado and applicable United States federal law, without regard to conflict of laws rules, except that the Federal Arbitration Act governs the arbitration section, and except that nothing here deprives you of a mandatory consumer protection of your own state that cannot be waived by agreement. Any claim not subject to arbitration and not brought in small claims court goes exclusively to the state and federal courts located in Colorado, unless the law of your state guarantees you a different forum for consumer claims.

External links

We link to statutes, agencies, and utilities so you can check us. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for their content or availability.

Severability and survival

If any provision of these terms is held unenforceable, it is limited or removed to the minimum extent necessary and the rest remains in effect, except that the class action waiver carries its own non-severability rule, stated above. The sections on warranties, limitation of liability, indemnification, disputes, and governing law survive any end of your use of the site.

Changes

Last updated August 18, 2026. These terms may change; when they do, this line changes with them, and changes apply going forward only. One clarification, because the page carries two dates: the verification badge at the top records when the page's factual claims were last checked, not when these terms took effect. The date in this section is the one that governs.

These terms are ours to draft and ours to stand behind. They were not written by an attorney, and we would rather say so than imply otherwise.