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At Solar Power Authority, we pride ourselves on our unbiased reviews, which are conducted independent of affiliate relationships. To keep our services free, we do accept affiliate commissions through some of our links. We take pride in our reviews, so affiliate compensation never affects our ratings or recommendations.

Our reviews are written based on our research. However, we are unable to test any solar system units ourselves. We recommend you perform additional independent research prior to signing a contract with any solar power provider.

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So how do we decide what to write about? Our writers will write on a variety of topics that we think will either be interesting or useful to readers. These articles might be in the form of a review, a tutorial, a list of tips, a ranked list of recommendations based on in-depth research, or a piece of interesting, newsworthy content. We also consider topics based on visitor requests. Unlike many of our competitors, however, we adhere to an internal policy that requires our writers and researchers to research a product or service before writing a review or giving an opinion.

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The FTC (Federal Trade Commission) issued new guidelines (“Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising“) on December 1, 2009 that change the federal guidelines for the use of testimonials and endorsements for the first time since 1980. In March 2013, the FTC issued a more specific set of guidelines (“Dot Com Disclosures: How to Make Effective Disclosures in Digital Advertising”) to set legal parameters for digital advertisers to abide by.

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