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How the EverLume offer is structured
Offer structure, not a free claim
The live EverLume homepage already states solar and a battery for $0 upfront. That is the offer structure this page explains. It is not a claim that the service is free. It is not a claim that there is no agreement and no obligation. It is not a savings percentage.
EverLume offers residential rooftop solar to Illinois homeowners on ComEd. On this plan the homeowner does not buy the machine on day one. The homeowner buys the power the roof makes instead of buying all of it from the utility.
The panels and the battery stay with EverLume for the term of the agreement, with a buyout option after five years. Because the hardware stays with EverLume, repair, replacement, and monitoring during the term are EverLume’s cost.
Battery storage is included when it is needed or wanted. It is not the lead offer. $0 upfront on the homepage names solar and a battery together as structure; this page still leads with the roof.
What is paid, and what is written
The homeowner’s utility bill is based on the rate in the agreement, which is set in writing before anyone is asked to sign. The homepage step is the same here: actual rate and actual bill, next to what the house pays now, in writing, before a signature.
This page will not invent that rate. It will not publish a savings percent. It will not say the ComEd bill is eliminated. A smaller bill that still rises — panels only, evening load bought again from the utility — is the exposure the homepage already refuses to sell as a win.
If the numbers do not add up, the homeowner should not sign. If the roof is not a fit, EverLume will say so.
Cash is still on the table
If a household has the cash and wants to own a system on day one, buy one. For some households that is genuinely the better deal. Cash pays upfront, owns the hardware on day one, and owns the repairs. The EverLume plan does not sell the machine on day one and keeps repairs on EverLume’s side for the term.
That fork is the honest one. An offer structure with no equipment purchase on day one is not automatically the right structure. /buy-the-panels-or-not states the same split.
This page does not use PPA or lease words. It does not add a federal tax credit. It does not call the offer free in any heading.
Where this applies
Qualification still looks at the roof, usage, and the ComEd bill. Some roofs are not a fit. EverLume’s day-one cities are Lombard, Addison, Downers Grove, Glen Ellyn, Glendale Heights, Oak Brook (DuPage parcels only), Oakbrook Terrace, and Villa Park.
Public contact for EverLume is 773-692-8855, info@goeverlume.com, and https://www.goeverlume.com. There is no public street. There is no deadline attached to seeing numbers.
Questions
What does “$0 upfront” mean?
The live EverLume homepage states solar and a battery for $0 upfront as the offer structure: the homeowner does not buy the machine on day one and instead buys the power the roof makes. That is not a claim that the service is free, and it is not a claim that there is no agreement.
Is the service free?
No. There is an agreement and a rate, given in writing before anyone is asked to sign.
Can a homeowner buy the system with cash instead?
Yes. If a household has the cash and wants to own a system on day one, that path exists. For some households it is the better deal.