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Solar decisions, compared
Twelve buyer decisions — financing, hardware, install route, storage — each framed with the honest trade and the number that settles it.
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- Buy (cash or loan) vs Lease / PPA — Solar loan vs lease (or PPA): honest ownership math
- Microinverters / optimizers vs Central string inverter — String inverters vs microinverters vs optimizers
- Professional installed vs DIY / kit — DIY solar vs professional install
- Solar + battery vs Whole-home generator — Solar + battery vs generator: backup math
- Solar only vs Solar + battery — Solar + battery vs solar-only sizing
- Bifacial vs Monofacial — Bifacial vs monofacial panels
- Rooftop array vs Ground mount — Rooftop solar vs ground-mount solar: which roof does the panel earn?
- Classic panels vs Solar shingles — Solar panels versus solar shingles: looks vs economics
- Community solar vs Rooftop system — Community solar vs rooftop solar: shared farm, own roof
- Efficiency first vs Panels first — Cut usage first or buy panels first — the honest order
- Battery now vs Retrofit later — Battery now or retrofit later — the honest storage timing
- South-facing array vs East-west split — South-facing vs east-west panels: peak hours or a spread curve
The thread through all of them: get your export-credit chip, model $/W, and make the installers' numbers do the talking — the scorecard and estimator are the two ends of that line.