Want a second opinion on your solar quote?

The checklist

What a real second opinion looks at.

• The price per watt. Total price divided by system size, compared against what is typical in 2026. This one number exposes an inflated quote faster than anything else in the paperwork.
• The financing. Dealer fees hiding inside "low payment" loans, escalators compounding inside leases, and the big one: the federal tax credit for purchased systems ended December 31, 2025. If the pitch still promises 30% back on a cash or loan deal, the math is out of date.
• The ownership. Who actually owns the panels, who collects any incentives, and what happens to the contract when you sell the house.
• The pressure. No honest solar deal expires tonight. Urgency is a sales tool, not a fact about pricing.

The price of advice

Paid quote reviews exist. This one is free.

Some services charge around 50 dollars to review a single solar quote. Fair enough as a business, but most of what they check, you can check yourself in about two minutes. Our checker computes your price per watt, flags the financing and ownership traps, and tells you exactly what to ask the rep next. It runs entirely in your browser: no account, no callback, no email, and nothing you type is sent anywhere.

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Go one level deeper

The rules the salesperson may not volunteer.

Your city and your utility set requirements that shape the whole project: permits, interconnection policies, and whether your electrical panel really needs that upgrade on the quote. We compiled them into a free reference: solar permit requirements by state and utility rules by state. And if you work in solar yourself, the Installer Toolset has the load calculator and busbar checks the pros run.