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The Process
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1. Contact
Fill & submit the form below. If you prefer, you can call and speak with a Solar Pro at 1 (800) 810-9939. Affordable Solar will collect the basic information to provide you with an initial estimate for the size and cost of your system.
Information includes:
- Your monthly electrical usage. (This is best found from your electric bill and is in the form of kilowatt hours.
- The approximate size of your roof (or an area where you plan to utilize for the panels).
- Your tax status.
What You'll Have At This Point: An initial estimate for the size and cost of your system. This estimate could change dramatically based on information gathered in later stages.
2. Initial System Design
Affordable will design your system and source the equipment with the goal of cost and system efficiency.
3. Additional Information Collected
Affordable will collect additional information including:
- Your Financing Goals (Eliminate utility billing, reduce peak consumption, or other plans).
- Additional Building Engineering Information (Usually provided by a property manager, physical plant manager etc).
- Financing Plans (Capital Project, Bank Financing, Power Purchase Agreement).
4. Investment Analysis
Affordable Solar will provide a financial analysis of the system with a payback timeframe and return on investment schedule.
5. Site Visit
An Affordable Solar authorized contractor will visit the site. Many possible issues with installation will be discovered at this point, allowing a more precise cost estimate.
Since 1998 Affordable Solar has been helping customers one at a time gain independence and utilize renewable energy from the sun. Our experienced design engineers have answers for you. Please take a few minutes to fill out the information below and one of our Solar Pros will recommend a system and send you a quotation. It's easy.