Comparing quotes against each other tells you which is cheapest. It can’t tell you whether any of them is worth signing. We work the other way round: tell us what you’re after, and we’ll tell you the most you can pay and still get there.
Before you have a quote, and before you sign one. Start wherever you already are — each step stands on its own, and both are free.
It depends on your export rate, your retail plan, when you’re home, your roof, and what that money would have earned elsewhere. None of it is on the quote, and the person at your kitchen table isn’t paid to know any of it.
So start from the other end. Four quick questions, and we’ll tell you the most you can pay and still come out ahead — before anyone shows you a number.
Four quick questions, about a minute.
Behind every rosy solar pitch is a spreadsheet with the assumptions dialled in to make the deal look good. We hand you that same spreadsheet. Change any assumption yourself and watch the numbers move.
If a deal only works when every dial is set to best case, that tells you something. Now you can see it for yourself.
Open the live demo → A real sample quote. Nothing to enter, no sign-up.
The whole dashboard, yours to keep.
Both are free right now, while we build the tool out. No card, no subscription, and nothing sold to installers. Most free solar tools make their money handing your details to salespeople — we don’t, which is why we can tell you a quote is bad.
| Ceiling estimatefree · no quote needed | Full analysisfree · just your email | |
|---|---|---|
| Tells you the most you should pay | ✓ | — |
| Works before you have a quote | ✓ | — |
| Checks a real quote from an installer | — | ✓ |
| How many quotes | — | one per analysis · run as many as you like |
| Price-per-watt check against your area | — | ✓ |
| Payback and 25-year savings | ceiling only | ✓ |
| The things worth questioning, surfaced | — | ✓ |
| A link you can come back to | — | ✓ |
| Change any assumption yourself | — | ✓ |
| Cautious / expected / optimistic side by side | — | ✓ |
| Full six-tab dashboard | — | ✓ |
| The exact questions to ask your installer | — | ✓ |
Got a setup we don't cover yet — a PPA that converts to a loan, something stranger? Or you're not sure what to put in a field? Tell us what you're looking at and we'll help you get it right.
Or email support@second-opinion-solar.com and tell us the details.
Because someone always pays, and with those it isn’t you — which means you aren’t the customer. They’re lead-generation businesses: you enter your details, they sell the lead to an installer. Their money comes from putting you into a sale, so they have no reason to ever tell you a quote is overpriced.
We’re free right now too, but we don’t sell your details and we don’t take installer referral fees — so nobody is paying us to call a bad deal good.
Your quote stays private. We never share it with installers, solar companies, or anyone else.
The actual dashboard in action — click through the tabs and watch the numbers move. It works just as well on your phone as on desktop. Run your own quote to unlock the full analysis.
Your analysis opens as a full dashboard. Each tab answers a different question about the deal — in plain language, with numbers you can adjust yourself.
The at-a-glance read: your verdict, the headline numbers, and the flags worth questioning before you sign.
Your first-year bill with and without solar, plus a year-by-year breakdown of grid vs. solar.
When you break even and what it's worth over 25 years — unadjusted and adjusted — plus what you're really paying per kWh.
Every assessment and red flag we surfaced, so you know exactly what to push back on.
The same quote run cautious, expected, and optimistic — so you can see how fragile or solid the deal really is.
The plain-language bottom line, plus the specific questions to ask your installer about this quote.
Behind every rosy solar pitch is a spreadsheet with assumptions dialed in to make the deal look good. We hand you that same spreadsheet. Adjust any assumption yourself and watch the numbers move in real time.
If a deal only works when every dial is set to "best case," that tells you something. Now you can see it for yourself.
System size, total cost, dealer fee, financing type, and your current utility usage. Takes about five minutes.
Estimated payback period, 25-year savings, a price-per-watt check against typical ranges, the things worth questioning, and three risk scenarios.
A clear read on where the numbers land, plus the exact questions to ask your installer — so the decision is yours to make with eyes open.
We check the pitches homeowners actually hear — in the news and on the doorstep — against current public data, and rate each one with our sources shown. All free.
Browse our resourcesOur incentive and utility data is dialed in for Texas today, and we're expanding state by state. Leave your email and we'll tell you the moment yours is live.
No quote yet? Four quick questions and you’ll know the most you should pay. Already have one? Check it now. Both are free.
Start free I have a quote — check it freeNo. Your quote data is never shared with installers, solar companies, or any third party. We have no financial relationship with anyone in the solar industry.
Because we’re still building it, and the fastest way to make it better is to run it on as many real quotes as we can. Every quote checked shows us more about how solar pricing actually looks in Texas.
Free doesn’t mean we’re a lead-generation site. Most “free” solar tools make their money selling your details to installers, which gives them no reason to tell you a quote is overpriced. We don’t take installer referral fees and we don’t sell your information.
Cash, loan, PPA, and lease quotes are all supported. A side-by-side comparison view is coming. For now, run each quote through the full analysis — it’s free right now, and every quote goes through the same model, so the results compare directly.
Yes — most homeowners finish in under five minutes. And any installer who won't give you five minutes to check their numbers is telling you something.
Your written quote: system size in kW, total price, any dealer or financing fees, the loan terms, and a recent utility bill. Everything you need is on the proposal your installer already gave you.
Still have a question? Email us at support@second-opinion-solar.com — a real person answers.