A bit of a rant, but warranted. My wife and I both have plug-in hybrid cars now and for the first time our electric bill is large enough to consider solar. I hit the interwebs to try and find a price, learn about different panel types etc. and can get nowhere without first giving contact info and having them call me back. I reluctantly contact Pedersen Dean who I had heard good things about (turns out, meh, I wouldn't go out of my way). I then get a call back from Sempra (Elon Musk's company - seems to be the most legit so far) and Horizon (who I have since told to leave me the hell alone. 4 calls a day...seriously?!?).
Seriously, WTF with solar? How come I can't get a streight answer from anyone? I get it, there are various government incentives, and rate legislation in the works, but just give me the fucking information and let me sort it out. No, I will not give you my last year's worth of power bills, because the majority of the power is going into two cars that I don't need to plug in and I haven't plugged both in consistently over the last year anyway. If electric rates go up I'll just run them on gas; the carpool sticker works either way.
Has anyone else been through this circle of hell? All I want to know is what systems are out there, what are the reviews for those systems and how much do they cost. I don't want a no-cost lease because if I decide to move I would rather sell the buyer on the incentive of having solar, rather than having the disincentive of being stuck with a recurring bill (the house does not use enough electricity to warrant the panels on its own - the buyer would pretty much need to own at least one plug-in car). I also don't want the govt. incentives factored into whatever estimate I get - that's a bonus for me, not the company I buy the panels from. I can do the math. Oh, and no, I don't want your fucking financing. I own the house, my credit is good and you know damn well it is. I can get a loan if I need one.
Jeebus, and I though I hated car shopping. Any advice or do I just shelf this until the dust has settled a bit more? Seems like the price can only go down. Am I right?