Is solar a good idea for your home—or a purchase you should skip? For $99, get an independent review of your property, the numbers, and your next step. I’m paid for the review, never for getting you to buy solar.
No installer quote required. Serving Modesto. Email to ask about availability.
My parents spent years trying to figure out whether solar was worth it. I want to put an end to that uncertainty for other families.
That’s why I’m building Valley Solar Second Opinion: to help you understand your home, the numbers, and your options, so you can make a decision you feel comfortable with.
Whether the answer is yes, no, or not yet, the goal is the same: help you move forward with a clear next step.
Not sure which to choose? Start with the three-page $99 report. Choose more detail or a property visit only if you need it.
Understand whether solar deserves your money. Get your property overview, clear solar and battery math, and a practical recommendation—including when the answer is no.
Delivered within 3 business days after receiving the needed information.
Buy my report — $99 ↗Expanded property review, solar and battery scenarios, assumptions, uncertainties, and next steps.
Buy my report — $399 ↗The detailed report plus a visit to your property to discuss your home, goals, and questions in person.
Buy report + visit — $999 ↗One-time payment. No subscription. Checkout is securely handled by Stripe. For the $399 report or $999 property visit, confirm timing and availability by email before paying. After payment, email anrboy@gmail.com with your order email and city or ZIP to start your review.
Your fixed review fee pays for an independent opinion. I don’t sell solar, receive installer commissions, or collect referral fees. I earn the same whether the answer is yes, no, or not yet. Your information is never sold. Provider recommendations are offered only if you ask.
Start with $99 for a focused three-page answer. Click your package and pay securely through Stripe.
After payment, email your order email and city or ZIP to anrboy@gmail.com. We’ll explain which property and usage information is needed.
Read the numbers and an independent recommendation. Proceed, change the plan, or wait—the decision stays yours.
Before collecting quotes or choosing equipment, understand whether solar deserves a closer look—and whether a battery serves your goals.
A desktop overview of the home and the information behind the analysis.
A transparent comparison, with the assumptions in plain sight.
An answer you can use, including when the numbers don’t make the case.
No installer quote required. Have one already? It can help inform the analysis.
See how the three pages fit together. This interactive sample uses a fictional home and invented inputs to show the approach—not to forecast your savings.
Not a real property assessment, installer quote, financial forecast, or engineering design. No incentives are assumed.
Original illustration. Not map or satellite imagery.Your property overview would use available, appropriately licensed imagery and supplied information. Roof suitability, structural condition, electrical capacity, and installation feasibility require qualified on-site verification.
Try different assumptions. These are not any utility’s quoted rates.
| Scenario | Solar only | Solar + battery |
|---|---|---|
| Upfront cash cost | $18,000 | $30,000 |
| Annual energy value* | $1,575 | $2,103 |
| Simple payback* | 11.4 years | 14.3 years |
Solar: 4,500 kWh used directly × $0.30 + 4,500 kWh exported × $0.05 = $1,575/year.
Battery adds: 2,160 kWh delivered × $0.30 − 2,400 kWh no longer exported × $0.05 = $528/year.
Battery assumption: 2,400 kWh shifted annually, 90% round-trip efficiency. Solar production: 6 kW × 1,500 kWh/kW-year = 9,000 kWh/year; 50% used directly before the battery.
*Illustrative energy value only, not a complete bill calculation. Simple payback = upfront cost ÷ annual energy value. Excludes fixed charges, financing, incentives, degradation, maintenance, replacement, and future rate changes. Actual analysis requires utility-specific timing and rates.
Under the default sample assumptions, solar has an 11.4-year simple payback. Adding the battery increases the combined payback to 14.3 years; backup value is a separate household decision.
With the same $18,000 cost, 9,000 kWh production, 50% direct use, and $0.05 export rate, varying the avoided energy rate from $0.21 to $0.39 gives this illustrative simple-payback range. Not a prediction for your home.
The actual recommendation would depend on your property, utility, evidence, goals, and uncertainty. It may be to proceed, change the scope, gather more information, or wait.
A useful review starts with your actual utility, rate plan, usage, and existing solar status. There isn’t one statewide rule of thumb that fits every home.
A new solar proposal and an existing solar account may use different billing arrangements. Confirm the applicable tariff before relying on export credits or payback estimates.
Read the official CPUC overviewThe review process uses your actual information wherever available and clearly labels estimates, unknowns, and assumptions.
Property address, utility and rate plan, 12 months of usage, roof age, backup goals, and cash or financing preference. An installer quote is helpful but optional.
Make costs, production, direct use, export value, financing, and uncertainty visible. Keep bill savings separate from the value you place on backup.
Review the property overview, the math, and a practical next step—with payback scenarios, limitations, and questions for installers or your utility.
Try a preparation checklist for your second opinion. No address, bills, or personal details are entered in this prototype.
No request is submitted. No files, contact details, or account information are collected. Your choices stay in this page.
No sign-up. No upload. Just a useful starting point.
Gather these for your own reference. Don’t upload bills, account numbers, or other private documents to this prototype.
The answer starts with your electricity use, utility rate plan, roof, and goals. A solar second opinion brings those details together before you commit to a system.
We review solar-only and solar-plus-battery options, explain the assumptions behind the numbers, and give you practical next steps. An installer quote is optional. Already have solar? A review can focus on whether adding a battery fits your needs.
Serving Modesto homeowners with reports from $99 and a $999 option that includes a property visit. Your information is never sold. Provider recommendations are made only at your request, with no referral fees or commissions.
Ask about a Modesto solar review ↗Start with the $99 report. Pay securely through Stripe, then email your order email, city or ZIP, and your main question.
Your $99 report is delivered within 3 business days after receiving the needed information. Please don’t send bills, account numbers, or sensitive documents in your first email.
Buy my $99 report ↗Stripe handles your payment details. Use the email link for questions. Your information is never sold. Provider recommendations are available only at your request, with no referral fees or commissions.
We’re welcoming inquiries from Modesto homeowners for the $99 three-page report, $399 seven-page report, and $999 detailed report with a property visit. Email anrboy@gmail.com to confirm eligibility, scope, availability, and turnaround. Use the package buttons to pay securely through Stripe. The $99 report is delivered within 3 business days after receiving the needed information. Confirm timing and availability for the $399 and $999 options before paying. Document uploads and automatic visit scheduling are not available.
No. The report is intended to help you decide whether solar or a battery deserves a closer look before requesting quotes. An existing proposal can be included as optional context. Without a quote, cost assumptions must be clearly labeled estimates rather than presented as an offer.
The property page may include attributed property imagery, subject to image licensing and availability. A specific Google Maps or satellite image is not guaranteed. This website’s sample uses an original illustration, not a map or satellite photograph.
The report is an educational feasibility analysis based on available property information, energy usage, and clearly stated assumptions. The $999 option includes a property visit. This service does not offer installation, engineered design, electrical inspections, code certification, legal advice, or tax advice.
The report can focus on a potential battery addition using your bills, production records, existing equipment, current solar tariff status, and backup goals. Any equipment fault or electrical safety concern needs an appropriately qualified professional.
No. Your information is never sold. Solar provider recommendations are made only at your request. We receive no referral fees or commissions, and no financial gain from favoring one provider or conclusion over another. You pay a fixed fee for an independent second opinion.
No. Savings depend on usage, equipment, financing, tariffs, and other assumptions. Backup duration depends on the loads, battery capability, available charge, and system configuration. A review should make those assumptions visible rather than promise an outcome.