Solar, without
the sales pitch.
Five minutes with Marcus. He asks about your roof, your bill, and what you actually want — then matches you to a vetted installer in your area who can deliver. Or tells you honestly if your roof isn't a fit.
Five minutes. Marcus asks about your roof, your bill, and what you actually want — then matches you to a vetted solar partner in your area.
Free · No commitment · Five minutes
Solar still pays back for the right roof —
here's what to look for.
State incentives — SuSI, SMART, SGIP — now do most of the payback math. NJ, MA, CA, and AZ still produce real cash savings within a decade.
Lease and PPA still pencil in 2026 — attractive for households who want zero upfront cost and predictable monthly savings.
The roofs that win: south- or west-facing, unshaded, $200+ bill. Marcus reads your specific situation in five minutes.
The Solar Brief is an independent information and matchmaking service. We don't install panels. We don't design systems. We don't earn commission per closed deal. We get paid a flat fee per qualified introduction — same fee regardless of which solar partner ends up doing the work, or whether you go ahead at all. That's the only way to be useful instead of trying to close you.
From panels-only to whole-home electrification.
Most homeowners land in one of four buckets. Marcus will figure out which fits you — and he's just as likely to recommend the smaller configuration as the bigger one.
Panels (cash or loan)
$15,000–30,000 list price
Cash payback 11–15 yrs · Lease may price better
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Panels + battery
$25,000–45,000 list price
Cash payback 13–17 yrs · Lease/PPA more attractive through 2027
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Panels + battery + EV charger
$28,000–50,000 list price
Cash payback 14–18 yrs · One-trip install for the next decade
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Whole-home electrification
$45,000–80,000+ list price
Long-horizon ROI · State stacks help the most here
LEARN →Prices reflect the 2026 incentive landscape. State incentives and utility rebates often reduce these significantly. Marcus runs your specific numbers in five minutes.
Three installers had quoted me
between $42,000 and $61,000.
I went with the one Marcus matched me to. $34,800.
No pressure, no commission, no follow-up calls I didn't ask for.
10 KW + 13.5 KWH BATTERY · SCOTTSDALE, AZ
From "should I bother?" to a real quote
in four steps.
Talk to Marcus
Five minutes. He asks about your roof, your bill, and what you want.
Get an honest read
Configuration, estimated cost range, payback. Or honest "don't bother" if that's the answer.
Vetted partner reaches out
A vetted solar partner matched to your case. Follow-up within one business day.
Site visit + real quote
Your matched partner visits, designs the system, gives you a custom number. You decide.
An advisor,
not a broker.
Genuinely independent
Flat fee per qualified lead. Zero incentive to steer you.
Vetted partners only
NABCEP-certified, multi-year track records, licensed in their state.
Plain English
No "solar journey" language. No upsell. Just the read.
Honest disqualification
Renters, low bills, shaded roofs — Marcus will tell you when to skip it.
The 2026 Solar Brief —
a homeowner's field guide.
~30 pages of substantive, citation-rich reading on residential solar in 2026 — what changed when the federal credit ended, the seven-state economics comparison, the four configurations, the four lease/PPA red flags, and an honest section on when solar isn't right. Written in our usual register: useful, plainspoken, anti-sales.
Free PDF. We ask for your email so we can send it — that's all.
See if solar makes sense for your roof.
Five minutes with Marcus. An honest read.
No follow-up calls you didn't ask for.
Quick form, then your download starts. We'll only follow up if you want.
If it doesn't open automatically, open the field guide PDF. Marcus may follow up if you ticked the box.