Proposal inputs
System size, equipment list, production estimate, included work, excluded work, and source dates for program or utility details.
Solar quotes are easier to understand when the proposal is broken into assumptions, line items, exclusions, and source dates.
The goal is not to prove a quote is good or bad from one number. The goal is to understand what the quote assumes and what needs verification before a homeowner signs.
System size, equipment list, production estimate, included work, excluded work, and source dates for program or utility details.
Cash price, financed price, term, rate, payment assumptions, dealer-cost language, escalators, or fees if listed.
Roof, electrical, permitting, utility application, monitoring, removal and reinstall language, and who is responsible for each part.
Read who is responsible for each promise, what exclusions apply, and whether labor, equipment, production, or roof work are treated differently.