{"id":1245,"slug":"solar-incentives-change-daily-staleness","title":"Solar incentives can change daily — unmaintained solar calculators actively mislead","kind":"reference","scope":"business","status":"current","audiences":["kevin","smb-owner","candid-team"],"topics":["customer-facing-tools","data-pipeline-maintenance","accuracy-risk-published-data"],"reference_body":"**Claim:** Solar incentive blocks (federal/state tax credits, utility rebates) can change *daily*, so an unmaintained solar calculator misleads visitors within weeks of going stale.\n\n**Source:** Solar.com https://www.solar.com/learn/solar-panel-scams/ ; Solaris Renewables (as above).\n\n**Confidence:** Verified.\n\n**Why this matters for Candid:** The strongest single argument for shipping a *directional* range rather than a precise number. Even when the math is correct on launch day, the inputs become wrong. See [[rule-commit-to-input-refresh-or-dont-ship]].","rationale_body":null,"metadata":null,"links":{"outgoing":[{"slug":"solar-calculator-not-binding-disclaimer","title":"Solar.com plainly states its calculator \"is based on assumptions and does not represent a binding solar quote\"","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"}],"incoming":[{"slug":"research-brief-customer-facing-calculators-smb-june-2026","title":"Research brief: customer-facing calculators & tools for SMBs — the honest case (June 2026)","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"},{"slug":"rule-label-every-estimate-with-vintage","title":"R3 — Label every published estimate as an estimate, and show its vintage prominently","kind":"rule","scope":"business","link_type":"depends-on"},{"slug":"rule-commit-to-input-refresh-or-dont-ship","title":"R4 — Commit to a documented input-refresh schedule before shipping any customer-facing calculator; if you won't, don't ship it","kind":"rule","scope":"business","link_type":"depends-on"}]},"created_at":"2026-06-20T16:50:09.610Z","updated_at":"2026-06-20T16:50:09.610Z"}