Technology
We do not carry a product line, so we are free to specify what actually fits the building — and to screen for the certifications and supply-chain compliance that financing now depends on. The equipment that qualifies for the best incentives is not always the equipment on the truck.
Since 2026, equipment sourced from prohibited foreign entities can disqualify the whole project from the federal credit, with a ten-year recapture risk. We screen the module, the inverter, the battery cells and the balance of system against the current thresholds before anything goes on a bid sheet.
The 10% domestic-content bonus depends on where the steel, iron and manufactured components come from. Two batteries with identical specs can have very different incentive values. We specify the one that qualifies when the bonus is worth more than the price difference.
UL 9540 system listing, UL 9540A fire-propagation test data and NFPA 855 siting rules are what your building department, your insurer and your lender will ask about. We only specify storage with the documentation already in hand.
Tier-1 module and inverter manufacturers with balance sheets that will still be there in year fifteen; battery warranties expressed in cycles and throughput, not just years; and a service network in your region.
Roof loading and membrane age, available electrical capacity, the interconnection path, and how the battery is sized so peak-shaving and grid dispatch do not fight each other. The best equipment on paper is not always the equipment your roof can take.
The battery and inverter must be able to enroll in the utility or aggregator programs your building qualifies for. Some products can; some cannot. We check before you buy, not after.
Most installers are dealers. They have a relationship with one or two manufacturers, they get volume pricing, and their proposal is built around moving that product. That is a perfectly good business, but it means the equipment was chosen before anyone looked at your building or your tax position.
We write the specification first — the sizes, the listings, the compliance requirements, the warranty terms — and then ask regional installers to bid on it like-for-like. You end up comparing prices for the same thing, which is the only comparison that means anything.
Compliance thresholds and listings referenced as of September 2026; re-verified for every specification.
Send us the address and twelve months of bills. We come back with every financing structure modelled, the full incentive stack, and a plain recommendation — including “don’t do this” if that is the honest answer.
Two-minute form. Reply within two business days. No quote, no guarantee, no tax advice.
