
A path to fast, cheap home solar and batteries: go through the meter
Published on December 22, 2025
Rooftop solar and home batteries are way more expensive in the U.S. than in most countries, largely due to slow and burdensome local permitting and utility interconnection processes. But there are tools installers can use to bring down these so-called “ soft costs ,” which make up about two-thirds of the price of…
