Guides
Solar guides for your house
Guides on permits, utility credits, the tax credit, batteries, quotes, roofs and leases. Every guide is dated, with its sources at the end.
All 12 guides
Battery storage basics: backup power, export credits and what the incentives say in 2026
How solar permits work in Michigan: the license, the city permit and the utility application
How to check a Michigan electrical contractor license before a solar company touches your roof
Net metering, distributed generation and net billing: how each state credits the power you send out
Roof age and solar: when to replace the roof first, and what the codes say about the roof itself
Selling or buying a home with solar panels: property tax, paperwork and what transfers
Solar leases, PPAs and loans: the questions to ask before you sign any of them
Solar quotes: what to compare, and what to get in writing, before you sign
The federal solar tax credit in 2026: what the IRS says and what it means for a quote
Utility interconnection timelines: what DTE, Consumers Energy, PG&E, SCE and SDG&E say
When to remove or reinstall solar panels: roof work, a sale, a lease end and who does the job
Winter and snow on solar panels: what to read in your papers and who to call
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