You can save the $700 freight shipping if you live near a distributor. https://www.sunhub.com/ and https://a1solarstore.com/ both have local pickup locations and extremely good deals on panels. Rent a pickup truck (or a trailer), show up and they'll drop a palletized bundle in your bed. It's also nice because you aren't hoping the freight shipping company handled them perfectly or dealing with damage claims. I picked my panels up in New Jersey from two different places, was easy.
Depending on your local area, if you're the homeowner, you can often do most of the electrical yourself (pull permits if needed). Use ChatGPT to look up code requirements and instructions, then look up YouTube videos where professionals show you how to do it all. I think it's much less complicated than figuring out all the solar-specific stuff (tilt angles, voltages, wiring, disconnects, etc).
Sadly couldn’t. I was able to get free shipping from a distributor in San Antonio to Tacoma, then transshipped it to Alaska with Carlile. And same story there though, forklift right into the truck bed!
Depending on your local area, if you're the homeowner, you can often do most of the electrical yourself (pull permits if needed). Use ChatGPT to look up code requirements and instructions, then look up YouTube videos where professionals show you how to do it all. I think it's much less complicated than figuring out all the solar-specific stuff (tilt angles, voltages, wiring, disconnects, etc).