Choosing an Installer
How to vet a New York solar contractor: NYSERDA qualification, contract terms, warranties and the claims worth checking before you sign.
Questions to Ask a Solar Installer in New York
Most of what decides a New York solar project is settled in the first conversation. These are the questions that settle it, and the answers that…
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NABCEP Certification: What It Means for Homeowners
NABCEP certifies an individual, not a company, and it is not a licence. Knowing the difference tells you exactly which question to ask when you see…
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Solar Sales Tactics Worth Walking Away From
Most bad solar deals are not sold with lies. They are sold with pressure, with a price expressed as a monthly payment, and with a tax…
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Your Solar Installer Went Out of Business: What Now
When the company that installed your system disappears, the workmanship warranty usually goes with it. The manufacturer warranties, the interconnection agreement and the loan all carry…
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Solar Installer Insurance and Bonding in New York
The certificate a salesperson hands you proves what was true on the day it was printed. Verifying cover properly takes one email to the insurance agent,…
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Door-to-Door Solar Sales in New York: What to Do
The correct action at the door is short: take the company name, hand over nothing, and sign nothing. Every useful check happens afterwards, with the door…
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Cancelling a New York Solar Contract: What the Window Covers
Signing a solar deal usually creates two agreements, not one, and cancelling the first does not automatically cancel the second. The deadline that applies to you…
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How to Read a Solar Production Guarantee in New York
A production guarantee sounds like a promise that your panels will perform. What it actually promises comes down to three numbers, and a proposal that names…
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How to Check a Solar Installer Licence in New York
A licence number printed on a proposal proves that somebody typed it. Confirming it means going to the office that issued it, and checking the same…
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Comparing Three Solar Quotes: What to Normalise First
Three quotes arrive and the totals differ by thousands. Four adjustments make them comparable, and one of them explains most of the gap.
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How to Vet a Solar Installer in New York
Most of the difference between a good solar outcome and a bad one in New York comes down to who installs the system. Here is what…
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What a NYSERDA-Qualified Contractor Actually Is
NYSERDA participation is often presented as an endorsement. It is closer to a programme registration — necessary for the NY-Sun incentive, but not a verdict on…
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Comparing Solar Quotes in New York
Three solar proposals for the same roof can look nothing alike. Four fields normalise them enough to compare — and reveal where the real differences sit.
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Solar Contract Red Flags in New York
A solar agreement can run twenty or twenty-five years and attach to the property. These are the clauses worth reading closely, and the language patterns that…
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Choosing a Solar Company in Brooklyn
Brooklyn roofs are mostly flat, often shared, and sometimes landmarked. Those three facts narrow the field of installers more than any national brand ranking does.
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Not sure which programmes apply to you?
Eligibility in New York depends on your utility, your roof and whether you buy, finance or subscribe. Put the system size and price an installer quotes you into the estimator and see the rebate and the state credit on one scale.