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Home Solar Guides

Plain-English guides for homeowners weighing solar: how it works, what it costs, how to compare offers, and what to ask before you sign.

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Home Solar Line connects you with an independent solar provider. We don't sell or install anything ourselves. Calls may be recorded.

  • Free call
  • No forms to fill out
  • Independent local providers
  • No obligation

Who this is for

Check all five before you call:

  • You own the home (not renting)
  • It's a single-family house or townhouse
  • The roof gets full sun or only light shade
  • Your power bill is over $100 a month
  • The home doesn't already have solar panels

Renting, in a condo, apartment or mobile home, under heavy shade, or already have panels? This line can't help with those, so please don't call.

What happens when you call

  1. Answer a few quick questionsDo you own the home, how much is your power bill, how sunny is the roof.
  2. Get connectedIf your home fits, you're put through to an independent solar provider who serves your area.
  3. Talk it through, then decideThey look at your roof and usage and explain options. No obligation to buy.

Guides

  • Questions to ask a solar provider

    What to ask about the company, the system, the price, the contract and the warranties, and why each answer matters. Read the guide.

  • How net metering works

    How utilities credit the solar power you send back, the main types of rules, and how they change the right system size. Read the guide.

  • Solar for townhouses and HOAs

    Who owns the roof, how HOA approval works, which states limit HOA restrictions, and what fits on a smaller roof. Read the guide.

  • Buy, lease or loan

    Cash, loan, lease or PPA: who owns the panels, what to read in the contract, and what happens when you sell. Read the guide.

  • Home solar batteries

    What a battery does, why solar alone shuts off in an outage, and when a battery tends to be worth it. Read the guide.

  • Do I qualify?

    The five things that make a home a good fit for this line. Check your home.

  • Solar panel cost

    What moves the price of a home system, and how you pay for it. Read more.

  • Solar quotes

    How to compare quotes on price per watt, production, equipment and warranties. Read more.

  • Solar panel installation

    The steps from roof review to permission to operate. Read more.

See if solar makes sense for your house.

One free call. Tell a provider about your roof and your bills, and decide from there.

Who this is for

Check all five before you call:

  • You own the home (not renting)
  • It's a single-family house or townhouse
  • The roof gets full sun or only light shade
  • Your power bill is over $100 a month
  • The home doesn't already have solar panels

Renting, in a condo, apartment or mobile home, under heavy shade, or already have panels? This line can't help with those, so please don't call.

Call to see if your home qualifies(877) 565-3409

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