A lot of homeowners are realizing they don’t actually know if their solar systems are performing the way they were promised.
I’ve seen situations where people—especially older homeowners—ended up in agreements they didn’t fully understand, and getting legal help to review those situations isn’t always realistic.
If you’re trying to sanity-check your system, a few basics can help:
- Compare expected vs actual production over time
- Look for performance guarantees in your contract
- Check whether monitoring data matches what you were told
There are also some free resources out there that can help analyze system performance and flag potential issues. I’ve been involved in building one after seeing how common this problem is.
Not a substitute for legal advice, but it can at least give people a starting point if something feels off.