Posts Tagged: thousands of dollars

A major solar energy player leaves some customers seething

Illustration by Quentin Lueninghoener, FairWarning.

by ELI WOLFE, FairWarning posted 05.01.2020

This sounds too good to be true, was one of Brenda Ortiz’s first thoughts when a salesman showed up at her front door in Riverside County in October 2018. He was with Vivint Solar, Ortiz recalled him saying, and was working with her local utility, Southern California Edison, to find people who qualified for free solar panels.

Governor backs penalty to pay for health insurance subsidies

An illustration of medical insurance covering a family. (Image: Andrey_Popov, via Shutterstock)

by SAMANTHA YOUNG and ANA B. IBARRA, Kaiser Health News posted 06.05.2019

Claire Haas and her husband are at a health insurance crossroads. If they were single, each would qualify for a federal tax credit to help reduce the cost of their health insurance premiums. As a married couple, they get zip. “We talk about getting divorced every time we get our health care bills,” said Haas, 34, of Oakland. She has been married to her husband, Andrew Snyder, 33, for two years.