I spent 20 years as a licensed electrician before going solar myself in 2019. I thought I knew what I was doing. I still made every mistake in the book — wrong installer, wrong system size, wrong battery setup for my grid situation.

Since then I have helped over 200 homeowners evaluate quotes, size systems correctly, and figure out whether battery backup actually makes sense for their situation. Most of the time the answer is more nuanced than the solar salesperson suggests.

I do not sell solar systems. I do not take installer referral fees. I write honestly about what works, what does not, and what the numbers actually look like after a few years of real-world data.

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