Solar in Utah has to live with snow on the Wasatch and real heat in Washington County, and the roof comes first in both places. Northern and bench roofs carry snow, shed it onto walks and lower roofs, and form ice at the eaves. An array changes how snow slides and how a person reaches the covering later. Southern roofs are closer to a sun-baked desert and may already have tired underlayment. Canyon wind is a fastening question on the Front. Shade from mature trees in older neighborhoods and from canyon orientation is real. A photo from the air has not seen the deck, the ice-dam stains, or a soft valley.
Ask the age and the material. Ask whether roof work, including eaves protection and flashing, happens before any attachment. Ask who is responsible if a penetration leaks, especially a leak that shows up as an ice-dam stain and gets mislabeled. Ask how the array is removed for the next roof. Ask how snow will leave the array without tearing gutters or piling on a bedroom window. In the south, ask the heat version of the same questions: baked underlayment, tile or shingle, and attachments that do not crack the field.
Open the panel. Older brick houses may have modest service. Newer houses may be full, and southern houses may already carry a large condenser. Ask for the module and the inverter to be named. Ask who sees production and who you call when a section goes quiet under snow or dust. Ask who pulls the permit and who files the interconnection, and whether the system waits for permission to operate. Ask whether you will own the equipment.
Bring the town. A snow roof and a St. George roof are different structures. Skip the bill pitch. Call the number on this page.