Has anybody out there had solar panels installed? I'm talking quotes to have them installed on my roof. The city owned electric company gives up to a 50% rebate which ends this year. The feds will give a 30% tax CREDIT. That reduces the cost to something manageable an yields a return on investment with the reduced power bills to between 7 and 10 years. This just looks like something to good to pass up. At this time I am weeding through the learning process on what even to base my decision on which company to have install them, what panels are best (output, warranties, reliability, etc.), inverters, etc.

If you have gone through this or are knowledgeable on the subject, I would appreciate anything you might have to say about the equipment or the process of making the decision.