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Will Your Solar Installer Still Exist? Checks You Can Run
Buying Solar

Will Your Solar Installer Still Exist? Checks You Can Run

A workmanship warranty is only worth the company behind it. Which parts of your system survive a bankruptcy, which do not, and the checks you can run before signing.

Hamza Arham Rizvi Hamza Arham Rizvi
Sep 8 · 7 min
Door-to-Door Solar: A Script for Ending It in Thirty Seconds
Buying Solar

Door-to-Door Solar: A Script for Ending It in Thirty Seconds

The doorstep is a decision environment somebody else designed. What to say, what to write down, and how to check anything they told you afterward.

Hamza Arham Rizvi Hamza Arham Rizvi
Sep 7 · 6 min
Solar Sales Red Flags: Eleven Reasons to End the Meeting
Buying Solar

Solar Sales Red Flags: Eleven Reasons to End the Meeting

Every one of these is about the process rather than the product, which is why you can spot them without knowing anything about solar. What each one is hiding.

Hamza Arham Rizvi Hamza Arham Rizvi
Sep 6 · 6 min
How to Compare Solar Quotes: Normalize, Then Compare
Buying Solar

How to Compare Solar Quotes: Normalize, Then Compare

How to compare solar quotes without inventing numbers: the six things to make identical across three proposals before any price comparison means anything.

Hamza Arham Rizvi Hamza Arham Rizvi
Aug 30 · 8 min
NABCEP Certified: What the Badge Proves, and What It Does Not
Buying Solar

NABCEP Certified: What the Badge Proves, and What It Does Not

NABCEP is not one credential. It is nine board certifications plus an entry-level tier, it certifies people rather than companies, and it is not a license.

Hamza Arham Rizvi Hamza Arham Rizvi
Aug 30 · 7 min
How to Buy Solar Panels in the US: The Whole Process
Buying Solar

How to Buy Solar Panels in the US: The Whole Process

How to buy solar panels in the US stage by stage: who controls the clock, which document you should receive, and where the process usually stalls.

Hamza Arham Rizvi Hamza Arham Rizvi
Aug 29 · 7 min
Is Your Solar Production Estimate Realistic? Check the Inputs
Buying Solar

Is Your Solar Production Estimate Realistic? Check the Inputs

A production estimate is a model output, not a measurement. Here are the six inputs that move it, and the questions that get them out of your installer.

Hamza Arham Rizvi Hamza Arham Rizvi
Aug 29 · 7 min
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