For Jamie Ortiz, Elk Grove, California
Solar on your roof and a battery in your garage, priced plainly.
- Project
- Rooftop solar with battery storage
- 3 options from
- $21,400
- Valid until
- December 14, 2026
- Prepared by
- Priya Nair, solar designer
A module layout drawn from the system you choose. It isn't a site design, shading study or production estimate.
Jamie, thanks for having me out to look at the roof and the electrical panel.
Below are three system sizes from our site design for your roof, with the installed cash price for each. Add a battery or two, an EV charger or a critter guard and the total updates. You'll notice there are no production or savings numbers here: those depend on your usage and rate plan, and we'd rather give them to you separately with every assumption shown than mix them into the price.
Sending a request doesn't commit you to anything. I'll call to go over the design and answer questions.
Priya NairSolar designer, Sunfold Solar & Storage
The installation
Every system uses the same modules, microinverters and racking, mounted with flashed attachments into the rafters. The sizes differ in how many modules fit: the smallest uses the best part of the south roof, the middle size fills the south roof, and the largest adds the west roof.
Choose a system size
Each price is the installed cash price for the equipment listed. Sizes are from our site design, not a production estimate.
| 6.8 kW$21,4001 day to install | 9.1 kWRecommended$27,6001 to 2 days to install | 10.6 kW$31,9002 days to install | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | 18 modules on the best part of the south roof. | 24 modules filling the south roof. | 28 modules: the full south roof plus four on the west roof. |
| System size (DC) | 6.8 kW | 9.1 kW | 10.6 kW |
| Modules | 18 | 24 | 28 |
| Roof planes used | South | South | South and west |
| Inverters | Microinverter on each module | Microinverter on each module | Microinverter on each module |
| Production estimate | Not part of this estimate | Not part of this estimate | Not part of this estimate |
9.1 kWRecommended
$27,600
24 modules filling the south roof.
- System size (DC)
- 9.1 kW
- Modules
- 24
- Roof planes used
- South
- Inverters
- Microinverter on each module
- Production estimate
- Not part of this estimate
1 to 2 days to install
Priya recommends 9.1 kW. It uses the whole south roof without going onto the west side, and it's the size you asked us to design around.
Panel appearance
9.1 kW includes the options marked Included. Chips are illustrations of the panel options.
Batteries, charging and protection
Optional. Nothing here is added unless you choose it.
What’s included
In every system
- Site survey and system design (completed)
- Structural review of the roof framing
- Building permit and utility interconnection application
- Modules, microinverters and racking with flashed roof attachments
- Production monitoring through the inverter maker's app
- Final inspection and coordination of the utility's permission to operate
Not included
- Roof repair or replacement under the array
- Main electrical panel upgrade unless required (priced under Only if needed)
- Tree trimming or removal
- Production, savings or incentive estimates
This price assumes
- The roof has at least 10 years of life left; if not, we recommend reroofing first
- The structural review confirms the rafters as surveyed
- The utility approves the interconnection as designed
Who handles what
| Item | Handled by | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Building permitWe apply and meet the inspector. | Sunfold Solar & Storage | We apply and meet the inspector. |
| Utility interconnectionWe submit the application and coordinate permission to operate. | Sunfold Solar & Storage | We submit the application and coordinate permission to operate. |
| HOA reviewIf your HOA reviews solar, we'll provide the drawings to submit. | You | If your HOA reviews solar, we'll provide the drawings to submit. |
| Tax incentivesTalk to a tax professional about any credits. We don't give tax advice. | You | Talk to a tax professional about any credits. We don't give tax advice. |
| Roof conditionWe inspect it during the survey; reroofing first is your decision. | Shared | We inspect it during the survey; reroofing first is your decision. |
Only if needed
These aren't in your total. They apply only if the condition is found, and we'll show you before doing the work.
- Main electrical panel upgradeOnly if the utility or inspector requires it. We'll show you the requirement first.
- $2,850
- Rafter reinforcementOnly if the structural review calls for it.
- $680 per rafter bay
How the project runs
Start: Installation usually 6 to 10 weeks after approval, mostly waiting on permits and the utility.
Final design and structural review1 to 2 weeks
We confirm the layout and the roof framing.
Permit and utility application3 to 6 weeks
We submit to the city and the utility.
Installation1 to 2 days
Racking, modules, wiring, and batteries if you chose them.
Inspection1 to 2 weeks
City inspection of the installed system.
Permission to operate1 to 4 weeks
The utility approves the connection. Then you can turn the system on.
Durations are Sunfold Solar & Storage’s estimates and can shift with weather and inspections.
About Sunfold Solar & Storage
Sunfold Solar & Storage is a fictional solar and battery installation company created to demonstrate QuoteStage. In a real estimate, this is where the contractor describes who they are, how long they've worked in the area and how they run a project.
- License
- Electrical contractor license C10-DEMO-0000 (fictional number for demonstration)
- Insurance
- General liability and workers' compensation certificates available on request (demonstration text)
- Warranty
- Sample warranty for the fictional demo company: 10-year workmanship warranty, including roof penetrations we make. Module, inverter and battery warranties are the manufacturer's.
- Service area
- Sacramento and Placer counties, California
Documents
As Sunfold Solar & Storage provided them.
- Certificate of insurance (sample)View Certificate of insurance (sample)
- Contractor license (sample)View Contractor license (sample)
Terms
- Prices valid until
- December 14, 2026
- Payment schedule
- 10% when you sign the agreement
- 60% when equipment is delivered
- 30% at permission to operate
- Changes after signing
- If the structural review or the utility requires a change, we'll show you the requirement and its price before proceeding.
- Please note
System sizes come from our site design for your roof. Prices are cash prices for the equipment and installation listed.
Ready to go ahead?
Send your selections to Sunfold Solar & Storage. They'll contact you to confirm the details and prepare an agreement. Sending this doesn't commit you to anything.
You’re sending$27,600
9.1 kW package; Panel appearance: Black frame, white backsheet.