Check out Solar4SF.org, a solar energy consumer advocacy and information site. Although some of the information and discussion is SF-specific, most of the information is useful for anyone considering going solar.  Solar4SF.org's mission is to increase awareness of solar electricity applications for homes and small businesses for San Francisco and Bay Area residents. They were motivated to create Solar4SF.org while investigating solar for their own home. Researching solar electricity is daunting, particularly given the amount of jargon, technical concepts, complex electricity metering, and myriad government regulations. Once they were fully educated they realized that solar is a no-brainer for many of us, particularly since making information readily available and easy to digest is critical in accelerating conversion to this valuable renewable resource and reducing our carbon footprint.   http://www.solar4sf.org/index.html