Before the Questions, a Word on How I Answer Them

Most FAQ pages exist to get you off the page faster. Mine exists for the opposite reason — to slow you down long enough to actually get an answer you can build a decision on.

Every question below came from a real conversation with a real homeowner, standing in front of the same fork in the road you're probably standing in right now: solar quotes that don't quite add up, battery specs that sound impressive and explain nothing, an installer who talks fast when you ask about code compliance. I've spent nineteen years evaluating electrical systems for a living before I ever sold one. That habit doesn't turn off just because the topic changed from product safety to your roof.

So here's what you won't find below: marketing copy dressed up as an answer. What you will find is the same standard I'd apply if this were my own house — the load math, the trade-offs, the honest "here's what that actually costs you" behind the glossy brochure line.

If your question isn't here, that's not a dead end. It's an invitation to ask it directly.