Tips for Lower Cost Rooftop Solar Installations

Headline: “Low Cost Rooftop Solar.” What’s not to like? If you’re a homeowner you can save thousands of dollars shopping around for the right installer and financing. If you’re an installer you are undoubtedly under competitive cost pressures -- and strive to find ways to stay competitive after 2016 when the federal investment tax credit goes to zero and utility rates change. So why does a standard rooftop solar system still cost about $20k before incentives (about $14k after the ITC)? The good...