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Proposal Autopsy: The Phantom Panel Upgrade
Line-by-line teardown of a WNY solar proposal that quietly assumed a $3,800 panel upgrade the homeowner would pay as a change order at install, flagged only in small print on page three.
4/20/20262 min readBest for: Homeowners about to sign a proposal that does not name their panel

Related: Full quote audit, Panel upgrade checker

Solar quotes & pricing
Proposal Autopsy: The Production Estimate That Only Works in July
A WNY solar proposal whose year-one kWh estimate math only pencils if Buffalo weather matched Phoenix. The kWh-per-kW-DC sanity check that should have caught it, and the two questions that expose the assumption.
4/20/20262 min readBest for: Homeowners doing the quick math check on a proposal before signing

Related: Full quote audit, 60-sec $/W benchmark

Solar quotes & pricing
Proposal Autopsy: The Warranty Assembly
Line-by-line teardown of a WNY solar proposal whose flashy '25-year warranty' banner hid five separate warranties with three different durations, two different companies, and one unnamed workmanship clause. What the banner said and what each PDF actually covered.
4/20/20262 min readBest for: Homeowners separating warranty theater from warranty substance

Related: Full quote audit, Sales script bingo

Solar quotes & pricing
Proposal Autopsy: The $/W was Fine. The Financing Ate the Deal.
Line-by-line teardown of an anonymized WNY solar proposal where the price-per-watt looked competitive, and the dealer fee quietly moved thousands.
4/18/20261 min readBest for: Readers holding a financed solar proposal

Related: Full quote audit, Year 8 reality check

Solar quotes & pricing
Proposal Autopsy: The Lease Dressed as Ownership
Walkthrough of a WNY PPA proposal whose language reads like a purchase. Where the lease reveals itself and what to ask before signing.
4/18/20261 min readBest for: Readers comparing a clear ownership quote to a PPA dressed as one

Related: Full quote audit, Sales script bingo

Solar quotes & pricing
Proposal Autopsy: The Proposal with No Total Paid
Teardown of a monthly-payment-only proposal. What is missing, why it matters, and how to ask for the numbers that should have been there.
4/18/20261 min readBest for: Readers staring at a proposal that feels suspiciously thin

Related: Full quote audit, Sales script bingo