How it works
Address to install. The whole process, in the open.
Most solar starts with a form and ends with a stack of sales calls. Ours starts with your address and ends with panels on your roof: one real price, no bidding war, and a named human who runs the install. Here is every step, start to finish.
Free · 90 seconds · no phone number required
Why this feels different
Built to be simple, and honestly in your favor.
Your address prices your project. It never starts a bidding war.
Enter it once and you get a single guaranteed price, not a lead sold to installers who compete to call you. The only installer who ever sees your project is the one doing your install.
A price you can trust, not haggle
Your number is built from your actual roof, rate, and usage, then held for seven days. We price all four ways to pay and tell you which one saves you the most, even when that is not the biggest sale for us.
Only vetted pros touch your roof
Every install goes to a licensed, insured, background-checked local pro from our vetted network. One roofer, one crew, held to our standard, with Covered by Solar.com standing behind the work for years.
Financing that actually fits
Cash, loan, lease, or the Prepaid Lease. We show the real 25-year math on each so you choose the structure that fits your life, not the one an installer earns the most on.
A named human owns your install
Once you sign, one real person runs your project end to end. Permits, scheduling, and inspection are on us, and you always know who to call.
The whole process
Nine steps, three acts, zero surprises.
The first act happens before you commit a dollar: your price, your financing, your call. The second turns that locked price into a real design. The third is the install, the part most companies go quiet on, and it is the part we put our name on.
- Act 1 of 3
Before you commit
From your couch. No one calls you, no one visits.
Enter your address
We read your roof from satellite and property records, and pull your utility rate automatically. You just confirm what we found is right.
See one real price
Not a pile of bids to chase. One guaranteed price and your actual savings, built from your roof and your rate, in about 90 seconds. If solar is a weak fit for your home, we say so.
Choose how you'll pay
Cash, loan, lease, or the Prepaid Lease, priced side by side with the real long-term math on each. The Prepaid Lease is the structure that keeps the tax-credit value working for you — it's built into your price — and we tell you honestly which option wins for your home.
Lock it in for $100
A refundable deposit holds your exact price and plan for seven days while you decide. That is the only commitment it takes to get started, with no contract and no salesperson.
- Act 2 of 3
Make it yours
A few quick things, and still nothing sold to you.
Two things we need
Connect your utility account and send one photo of your electrical panel. That is everything we need to turn your price into a buildable design. Still no home visit to get here.
Your design, finalized
Your system is auto-designed from your roof, then a real person checks it before it reaches you. Your roof, your panels, your production, laid out so you can see exactly what goes up.
Review and make it yours
See exactly what is included, line by line. Add battery backup or skip an option with one tap. Whatever you change, the price updates in front of you, with no surprises later.
- Act 3 of 3
We handle the install
The part most companies go quiet on. We don't.
Sign in plain language
Your agreement is written to be read: what you are getting, what it costs, and what is guaranteed. Sign when you are ready and it is stored for you instantly.
We run it to install
Permits, paperwork, and scheduling are on us. A named human runs your project and answers when you reach out, and Covered by Solar.com stands behind the production, the roof, and the workmanship.
The reframe
Same goal. A completely different path there.
| Step | The usual way | With Solar.com |
|---|---|---|
| Getting a price | Fill out a form, then wait for calls from several installers. | See one real price on your screen in about 90 seconds. |
| The number itself | A vague estimate that moves once someone visits. | A guaranteed price, locked for 7 days with a refundable $100. |
| Who visits | Multiple sales reps, each with their own pitch. | No one, until your installer verifies after you've signed. |
| Who does the work | Whichever installer wins the lead auction that day. | A vetted, licensed, insured local pro held to our standard. |
| How you pay | Whatever plan earns the rep the most commission. | All four options priced, with our honest pick shown. |
| The install | Handed off, then chased down for updates. | One named human runs it, with Covered by Solar.com behind the work. |
Our promises to you
The best install, at the best price.
Two worries every homeowner has: is the crew any good, and am I paying a fair price. Here is how we answer both. First, the crew.
Licensed for your state and trade
Every pro holds a valid, current contractor license for the work they do, verified before they ever touch a project on our network.
A real track record
We require years in business and a history of completed installs, not a brand-new crew learning on your roof.
Fully insured, so you're not exposed
Active general liability, workers' compensation, and auto coverage are required and kept current, so liability never lands on you.
Background-checked ownership
The people who run the company pass a background check. We vet who you're actually trusting with your home.
A workmanship warranty in writing
Every install carries a comprehensive workmanship warranty in the contract, and Covered by Solar.com stands behind it for years.
Held to standard, or removed
Vetting is not one and done. Pros are measured on real customer outcomes, and the ones who slip lose their place in the network.
One vetted pro runs your install, never a bidding war. We still recommend confirming license and insurance directly before work begins.
Best Price Guarantee
Find a lower price for the same install? We'll match it.
We have quoted more than a billion dollars in solar, and years of that pricing data across our installer network tells us what a fair project really costs in your area. That is how we price you low the first time, with nothing to negotiate. Bring us a genuine like-for-like quote that beats ours and we will match it, or show you honestly why theirs is not the deal it appears to be.
Match applies to a comparable system and financing from a licensed, insured installer. Full terms in your agreement.
- Priced from real market data, not a salesperson's target
- Compared like for like: same equipment, scope, and financing
- Your locked price is the ceiling, never a bait number
Still deciding
The questions a sales process is built to avoid.
The honest answers to what deciding homeowners actually ask, before you start.
It depends on your roof, your utility rate, and how much power you use, so any site that opens with one big savings number is guessing. We do it the other way: a real savings range from your actual roof and rate while you're here, and your exact number once your design is set. If solar is a weak fit for your home, we'll tell you.
Your price is guaranteed for 7 days and covers hardware and standard installation. If your panel box or site needs more, we show you the change order plainly and you approve it before anything is final. Roughly one in three solar projects nationwide needs one. The difference here is you'll never discover it on install day.
Not to give you a price. Your design comes from satellite imagery, property records, and one photo of your electrical panel. Your installer visits after you sign to verify everything before install day, and if anything differs, you approve the change first.
No. Your address is used to price your project, not to start a bidding war. The only installer who ever sees your project is the one doing your install.
More straight answers live in our full honest-answers list.
You've seen every step. Here's step one.
Enter your address and the whole process above begins, starting with your real price and savings, on your screen.
$100 refundable deposit only if you lock a price.