Jessica Martinez writes the calculators, the state cost pages, and the guides on this site: what a solar system costs installed, how the 30% federal tax credit changes that number, and how long a system takes to pay for itself.
She covers home costs and household finance, not solar engineering. Her job is turning public pricing data, government tax rules, and industry cost surveys into numbers a homeowner can actually use before they call an installer. She is not an electrician, a licensed installer, or a tax preparer, and nothing on this site should be read as a substitute for advice from one.
Before this site, Jessica wrote about home improvement costs and household budgeting, the kind of coverage built around one question: what will this actually run me.
Spot a figure that looks off, or a state page that needs an update? Use the contact page. The editorial standards page covers how the numbers here get sourced and rechecked.