Use this guide
Choose the questions relevant to your situation. Expand each answer, save the checklist and request written clarification where evidence is missing.
Questions homeowners ask
Which financing details should I put next to the installation quote?
Georgia’s consumer guide recommends checking upfront cost, APR, payment changes, balloon payments, term and liens. Request the actual financing documents, not just a monthly-payment slide.
Source: Georgia Attorney General: Solar Power for Your Home. Reviewed 2026-10-06.
Should a verbal home-sale transfer promise be enough?
The state guide advises matching transfer promises to the contract. Check notice, buyer qualification and transfer-fee clauses before relying on a sales explanation.
Source: Georgia Attorney General: Solar Power for Your Home. Reviewed 2026-10-06.
What if my payment can increase during the agreement?
FTC’s lease and PPA guidance recommends identifying when payments increase and by how much. Record the actual schedule separately from assumptions about future utility prices.
Source: FTC: Solar Power for Your Home — contract comparisons. Reviewed 2026-10-06.
Which service obligations should be in writing?
FTC recommends checking maintenance responsibilities, fees, warranties, performance remedies and roof-repair provisions. Record which organization answers each question.
Source: FTC: Solar Power for Your Home — contract comparisons. Reviewed 2026-10-06.
Does every Georgia solar sale have the same cancellation right?
No universal deadline should be assumed. Georgia’s guide describes a conditional cancellation protection. Confirm the actual transaction’s applicable right, notice method and deadline with qualified advice.
Source: Georgia Attorney General: Solar Power for Your Home. Reviewed 2026-10-06.
What happens when the agreement ends?
FTC’s lease and PPA guidance recommends checking early-ending charges and end-of-term purchase, renewal or removal options. Keep the actual provisions with the signed agreement.
Source: FTC: Solar Power for Your Home — contract comparisons. Reviewed 2026-10-06.
How can I compare two offers without inventing a savings prediction?
Use identical household usage records and label every estimate’s assumptions. Put the actual equipment scope, finance terms, service obligations and open questions in adjacent columns. If a number lacks a source or definition, ask for clarification rather than filling the gap yourself.
What records help if the sales explanation and contract disagree?
Keep the dated proposal, advertisement or written explanation, full agreement, payment schedule and a concise list of discrepancies. Ask the provider to identify the controlling wording. Preserve the response privately; an educational checklist does not decide a dispute or extend a deadline.
Your decision checklist
- Keep the actual quote and financing agreement together.
- Record payment changes and any end-of-term options.
- Match written service and transfer terms to sales statements.
- Confirm cancellation applicability and the required notice route.
- Keep conflicting claims, dates and responses privately.
- Use your actual utility program in a separate bill comparison.
Save or print this guide from your browser. Keep completed records privately.
Compare the written obligations before signing
| Record | What to put together |
|---|---|
| Finance | Upfront amounts, APR, term, payment schedule and unresolved lien questions |
| Scope | Equipment and work included; responsibilities not covered |
| Service | Provider, response process, fees and written remedy |
| Transfer | Notice, buyer requirements and actual provider response |
| Cancellation | Transaction-specific right, deadline and notice evidence |
| End of term | Purchase, renewal or removal provisions and open questions |
Example: the presentation says the homeowner can hand over the agreement when selling, while the actual document lists a provider approval step. Keep both records and ask the provider to explain the process in writing. A useful comparison identifies the unanswered requirement without assuming that a future buyer will qualify.
Example: two offers show the same first monthly payment, but only one provides a complete payment schedule. Mark the second schedule as missing. Do not label the offers equivalent until the actual terms and remaining obligations can be compared.
Before starting, consider practical advantages and limits: a complete written record can expose missing responsibilities and make provider questions easier to resolve. Reading multiple agreements takes work, and an educational organizer cannot interpret every clause or predict your household’s results. Compare documented obligations alongside the equipment proposal and seek qualified transaction advice for unresolved rights.
Reviewed October 6, 2026 against the Georgia Attorney General’s consumer guide and FTC contract-comparison guidance (April 2022). These are homeowner preparation questions, not a determination of legal enforceability, contractor qualification or an individual cancellation deadline. The source includes broader financing, incentive and energy examples that this resource does not repeat as current offers. We do not assert current tax eligibility, PACE availability, prices or utility export terms. For time-sensitive rights, consult the actual agreement and qualified advice promptly.
Continue with quote and financing comparisons, Georgia Power bill records and solar-home handover questions. Georgia Power guidance applies only where that utility serves the property. Explore Solar Survey AI’s evidence methodology and confirm an available survey scope. Technical site observations do not provide contract interpretation or settle a consumer dispute. Ask who pays for a review and disclose conflicts before calling it independent. Homeowner monitoring connections and planned remote diagnosis remain coming soon.
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Published by Solar Survey AI, a commercial survey-services company. Our original decision checklists are recommendations; linked authorities support the referenced facts. We may benefit if you purchase our services. This is not independent certification of our company, a project-specific engineering decision or personal tax/legal advice. Local rules, contracts and site evidence control individual decisions. Reviewed 2026-10-06.
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