And I'd have saved a lot more if I did the actual installation myself as well, but my roof is an 8/12 and 12/12 slope on a two story house. I did some test walk

And I'd have saved a lot more if I did the actual installation myself as well, but my roof is an 8/12 and 12/12 slope on a two story house. I did some test walks up there, and there was absolutely no way I'd have pulled off a one-man install even with a cherry picker. If the roof was 6/12 and had an easier geometry to work with, I'd have ended up paying closer to $14k for a 16.5kW system, which is an absurdly good price ($0.84 / watt) for solar, even if you compare it to a country like Australia. Smaller installers are more likely to take on semi-DIY projects like this at a reasonable rate that'll still save you money. Here's my cost breakdown - https://i.imgur.com/lieB9XG.png https://i.imgur.com/lieB9XG.png