Solar in Minnesota has to live with snow that sits, ice at the eaves, and a roof already tired from that cycle. Steep metal sheds. Low asphalt holds a blanket. Open prairie ridges take wind under the rails. Pine and a neighbor's barn cut the southern sky. Cold, bright days behave differently from gray weeks under cover, and the layout has to admit both. The deck and the rafters come before modules.
Say what stands south of the ridge. Low winter sun may clear crowns that block summer, or it may die behind them. A hip, a gable, and a pole barn are different mounts. An array changes where snow sits and where melt refreezes, so ask that on a house that already ice-dams. Snow sliding off metal in a sheet should not be aimed at a door. Fasteners have to reach structure.
If animals already use the attic, the warm gap under an array will draw them. Say so. Marked glass belongs in the description, but snow load and uplift lead here more than a hail-only story. Southern counties still see hail, and that glass should be mentioned if it is already marked. If the roof is due, replace it in an order that installs once. Penetrations have to survive a thaw, not a dry afternoon.
Long summer days and snow-covered winters are the two halves. An inverter needs air; a closed attic is a poor closet. Say if the electrical panel is old or full. A barn and a house may not share equipment, so name the building. Say how snow will be cleared, or say that it will not. Do not describe a shaded north slope as if it were the open south face.
Lead with the roof, the shade, and whether ice already dams the eaves. Name the town and house, barn, or cabin. Minnesota snow will sit on whatever you ignore. Call the number on this page.