20+% Discount Upfront vs Cash Purchase
PowerPath is a cooperative-backed prepaid solar lease that helps homeowners go solar with an upfront discount, local Catamount installation and service, and a clear path to ownership after five years.
With PowerPath, Amicus Impact owns the system during the lease period, Catamount Solar remains your local installation and service relationship, and you receive the energy savings from day one.
Approx. 20%+ upfront discount compared with purchasing outright
No monthly lease payments during years 1–5
Purchase option begins in month 61
0% annual lease payment increase if the customer continues the lease
Residential Solar Incentives Have Changed
PowerPath helps keep solar within reach
Residential solar incentives have changed. PowerPath uses a third-party ownership structure that allows Amicus Impact Cooperative, the system owner, to use available commercial solar incentives and pass value through as an upfront discount.
That means customers do not need to personally claim a federal solar tax credit. Instead, the value is reflected in the prepaid lease price. Customers receive the energy savings from day one, while Amicus Impact owns the system during the lease period and Catamount Solar remains the local installation, monitoring, and service relationship.
How PowerPath works
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Year 0
Prepayment
Make an upfront prepaid lease payment that reflects the value of available commercial solar incentives.
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Years 1–5
Prepaid Term
You receive the energy savings from the system. Amicus Impact owns the system, while Catamount Solar monitors and services it locally.
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Beginning in Month 61
Ownership Window
You may purchase the system for the fair market value defined in the lease.
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Years 6–15
Optional Continuation
Not ready to purchase? You may continue with fixed monthly lease payments through year 15, with a 0% annual lease payment increase.
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After Purchase
Long-Term Solar Savings
Once you purchase the system, it becomes yours and can continue producing clean energy for years to come.
Who is Amicus Impact?
Amicus Impact Cooperative is a member-owned cooperative created by experienced, mission-driven solar companies to offer fair and transparent third-party-owned solar options.
Catamount Solar is a Co-Owner of Amicus Impact
That means the system owner is not an Wall Street finance company — it is a cooperative built by solar companies like ours to support long-term solar ownership, transparent terms, and dependable system care.
During the lease period, Amicus Impact owns the system. Catamount Solar remains your local installation and service relationship.
Cooperative Ownership, Twice Over
- Catamount Solar is a worker-owned cooperative
- Amicus Impact is a cooperative owned by mission-driven solar companies, including Catamount
Together, this keeps the program aligned with homeowners, installers, and long-term system performance.
Upfront Savings
PowerPath is designed to reduce your upfront cost compared with a cash purchase.
Energy Savings from Day One
The electricity your system produces benefits your home from the start.
Path to Ownership
Beginning in month 61, you can purchase the system for the fair market value defined in the lease.
No Annual Escalator
If you continue the lease after the prepaid period, the annual lease payment increase is 0%.
Local Installation & Support
Catamount designs, installs, monitors, and services your system locally.
Production Protection
The lease includes a production guarantee and true-up credit mechanism.
Designed for Transferability
If you sell your home during the lease period, the agreement is designed to transfer to the buyer.A Smarter Alternative to a Typical Long-Term Solar Lease
Typical Long-Term Solar Lease
- Annual escalators
- Unclear ownership or service handoffs
- Limited early buyout options
- Potential complications when selling
- May be optimized for finance-company returns
Catamount + Amicus PowerPath
- 0% annual lease payment increase
- Cooperative-backed system owner
- Local Catamount installation and service
- Purchase option beginning in month 61
- Designed around transparency and long-term value
PowerPath is a prepaid solar lease. You make an upfront lease prepayment, Amicus Impact owns the system during the lease period, and you receive the energy savings from the system. Beginning in month 61, you may purchase the system for the fair market value defined in the lease.
Amicus Impact owns the system during the lease period. Catamount Solar designs, installs, monitors, and services the system locally.
No. In this structure, Amicus Impact, as the system owner, intends to use available commercial solar incentives. The value is reflected in your prepaid lease price instead of being claimed by you as a personal tax credit.
Beginning in month 61, you can request the fair market value purchase price and choose whether to buy the system. If you do not purchase it, you can continue with fixed monthly lease payments through year 15. The lease is set up as a path to ownership for customers. We are not interested in owning solar systems, especially leased projects that are available for a customer buyout. Our expertise is in designing, building, and servicing them.
The lease is designed to be transferred to the buyer of your home. The buyer assumes the homeowner obligations under the agreement.
Catamount Solar remains the local installation, monitoring, and service relationship during the lease period.
At the end of the lease term, the customer can purchase the system at fair market value or Amicus removes the system according to the lease terms.
Ready to see whether PowerPath works for your home?
Catamount Solar will review your site, your electric use, and your goals, then show you your options clearly — including cash purchase, credit union financing, and Amicus Impact PowerPath.
