I individually searched for solar installers in my area, searched about solar panels and specs, went to a solar seminar ...supposedly product and information agnostics to find out later on they were just marketing gimmics pushing some solar brands, found some of them were just scams and, after a while, I almost decided not to go solar because of misinformation and bad reviews. Well, this changed entirely when I found energysage.com (Google). I uploaded my demographic info just to see what would happen but having little hope of getting anything worthwhile, except pushy solar sales guys bothering me at home. Within 24 hours, through the energysage website, I received 4 complete quotes (products, # of panels, specs, financing options (0.99% and 0.49%), listed warranties,...) of solar installers in my area, all highly rated by BBB and, more importantly, the quotes were several thousand dollars less than the quotes given to me from 2 guys who came to our home whose names were given to me via the seminar and marketing pitches. Whao! I couldn't believe and my first thought was ... here we go again another scam! I WAS 100% WRONG! Energysage is very legit company having a consortium of 500+ installers and it has even a solar consultant you can schedule a meeting with and he'll answer all of your concerns and, if you have more questions, you can contact him via email and expect an answer within 24 hours. This is a terrific site and all free. Ultimately, the solar panels/inverters/etc. and installer you select is up-to-you; but, DO NOT sign anything and DO NOT use anybody who sub-contracts until you give energysage a chance to give you quotes - it is the best site to go to to get genuine quotes and if you think a quote is fishy, you contact the energysage consultant. If you have additional questions about a particular quote, you can even contact the installer via email/phone and ask for clarification. I literally saved several thousand dollars by using them. If I could give them a 10, I would.