Timnath, CO · 2024
Two-story new build
System11.2 kW · 26 panels
Estimated yr 116,100 kWh
Produced yr 116,460 kWh
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Solar panels
A rooftop system sized to about 90% of what your home actually uses, designed from a measured roof and a real shade study. You own it from day one, and we publish how it performs against our estimate.
At a glance
Solar panels at a glance
- Typical size
- 6 to 12 kW (14 to 28 panels)
- Time on your roof
- 1 to 3 days
- Quote to switch-on
- 8 to 12 weeks
- Estimated gross cost
- $2.60 to $3.10 per watt
Costs and times are typical ranges for a fictional demo company, shown as estimates before any incentive programs. Your fixed quote replaces them after we check your home.
What's included
Everything in the price, listed
- Free site assessment with an instrument shade study
- Engineered layout and a month-by-month production estimate
- Panels, racking, inverter or microinverters, and all wiring
- Permits, the utility application and the final inspection
- Panel-level monitoring set up on your phone
- Closeout packet: photos of every roof mount, serial numbers, all warranties
Is it right for you?
When it makes sense, and when we'd tell you to skip it
Good fit if
- Your roof faces south, east or west and gets sun most of the day
- Your roof has 10 or more years of life left, or you're re-roofing first
- You own the home and plan to stay a while
Probably skip it if
- Your only open roof faces north
- Big trees shade the roof most of the day and you'd rather keep them
- Your bill is already small (under about $70 a month)
Honestly: We size to about 90% of your usage on purpose. Building bigger mostly adds to the invoice, because extra power you send to the grid is usually credited below what you pay for it. Any savings we show you are estimates, with the rate, usage and sun hours printed beside them.
How it goes
5 steps, no surprises
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01
Free site assessment
About 90 minutes: roof measurements, shade study, panel check and a year of your usage.
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02
Design and fixed quote
Layout, production estimate and a line-item price, valid 90 days.
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03
Permits and utility
We file and chase the permits and the utility application. This is the slow part.
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04
Install day
One to three days on the roof, every mount sealed and photographed.
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05
Inspection and switch-on
City inspection, then the utility's permission to operate. We set up monitoring with you.
Warranty, in plain words
Who covers what, and for how long
Full warranty details →-
10 years
Northbeam workmanship
If our wiring, mounting or roof work fails or leaks, we fix it, and any damage it caused, at no cost to you.
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25 years
Panel maker
The maker replaces a faulty panel, and promises it still makes most of its power (usually about 85%) at year 25.
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12 to 25 years
Inverter maker
Microinverters usually carry 25 years. String inverters usually carry 12, and you can pay to extend that.
A neighbor's experience
What it looked like for a neighbor
The calculator matched the final quote within 6%
Ran their online estimate ($21k to $25k) and expected the usual bait-and-switch. Final engineered quote: $22,400. The install took a day and a half, and the crew photographed every roof mount for the closeout packet.
Questions about solar panels
Straight answers
All FAQs →How many panels will my house need?
It depends on your usage, roof direction and shade. Many Front Range homes land between 14 and 28 panels. The calculator gives a ballpark; the site assessment gives the real number.
Will panels damage my roof?
Not when the mounts are flashed and sealed properly. We photograph every one and cover our roof work for 10 years. On metal roofs we can often clamp on without drilling at all.
What will I save?
We can only estimate it, and we show how. Your savings depend on your rate plan, your usage and the sun your roof gets. We print those assumptions next to every number, and we never guarantee a payback date.
Other services
Other services
No pressure, literally
Ready to talk solar panels?
Request a quote and we'll check your home first. You get a fixed price in writing, valid 90 days, or an honest 'you don't need this.' Either way, nobody camps at your kitchen table.
Prefer a human? Call (970) 555-0134 during office hours. We never cold-call.