Solar Panels Explained: A Homeowner's Guide to Rooftop Solar, Batteries, Costs, Contractors, Permits, and Long-Term Performance

Solar only pays off when the decisions around it are sound. Solar Panels Explained starts with the decision, not the equipment: define the job you are hiring solar to do, build a decision file, and set stop points before you talk to a single contractor. It teaches you to read the numbers on a proposal, read your own bill before sizing anything, and treat the roof as part of the project. You get plain-language coverage of production estimates, batteries, costs, permits, and contractor comparisons, with worked examples that show their arithmetic. The goal is a system that performs for decades: know what you are buying, what it should produce, and how to hold the installer to it. Written for homeowners who want straight answers before they sign.