first thing is the price of the hardware. i did some quick google search and if i just buy these exact parts myself at regular consumer retail price, it comes out to around $12,500 CAD. but the quote has almost $9,000 CAD extra wrapped into the equipment bundle! so they are putting a 70% markup just on the parts alone, and then they still want to charge another $13,000 for the labor and the permits on top of that.

I am looking into getting a solar system installed, and I'm totally new to this. I wasn't even looking at solar, but we had a door knocked stop and I thought it might be a good idea to look into it. We are a good candidate, we have no shade or trees, not worried about looks because you can't see the roof, and our roof was just replaced back in May. Our electric is about $600 a month, so would love to see savings.

Are any companies better than others, and what should I be asking for? I know the door knocker was pimping a PPA, but we would be just paying cash.

Edit: I just got my first quote of $60k for a 28.980 kw DC system. I have 5 more companies looking just to see the pricing I get. They mentioned Propel, and now I have to research what it's all about.

My brother went solar. He doesn’t have a battery backup, but he’s very happy. He has $20 electric bills. My electric bill has almost hit $600 this month, so maybe it’s time to consider installing solar. A few issues:

* I live in New Jersey and not Texas like my brother.
* My roof is fairly steep and it faces east and west. My brother has a north/south facing roof. Even worse, I have a dormer on the east side that shades half of that side of the roof from the sun.

* What should I know about solar installations. Is there a good website that can fill me in as a start?
* How do I find a dependable person to do my solar installation?
* Is my house even a good candidate for solar installation? Is there a dependable tool that will help me see?
* Is leasing a good idea if I can afford to buy outright?
* What about battery backup? My brother doesn’t have it. When his power went out for almost two weeks, he was out of luck. However, he installed his solar panels almost twenty years ago when battery technology was still primitive and very expensive. I take it battery technology is much better now.

2.3 lakh = 230000

9Kw of panel + 10KW of batteries:

Sungrow SH6.0RS
2 Sungrow SBS050
21 Trina Solar Vertex S

Since around May most of days i get this choppy performance from the Inverter.

The inverter is Indoors in my garage, i tought it was an overheating issue, so i put a big fan on it, and for a cupple of week the choppiness dropped almost completelly.
Now is like a week that is back at max choppiness, like in the photo.
I'm loosing a lot of KW, so i would like to know how can i fix this.