Intro call
Not sure where to start
- 20 minutes by video or phone
- Talk through your home, your bills and what you're considering
- Honest read on whether a paid service is worth it for you
Free
Services and prices
Flat prices, agreed before I start. Everything happens by video call, email and photos you take on your phone. Every paid service ends with a written report you keep, whether or not you buy anything afterward.
Solar & battery quote review
You have one or more installer quotes
- Check system size against your actual usage
- Compare price per watt, equipment and warranties
- Sanity-check production and savings claims
- Review loan, lease and financing terms
- Confirm which incentives really apply to you
$150up to 3 quotes
Home energy review
High bills, drafty rooms, or planning upgrades
- 12 months of utility bills analyzed
- Guided video walkthrough of your home on your phone
- Ranked list of upgrades by cost and payoff
- Help checking Energy Saver NC rebate eligibility
$200typical home
Backup power plan
Tired of losing power on the mountain
- Video look at your electrical panel and key appliances
- What you need running in an outage, and for how long
- Generator vs. battery vs. solar plus battery, side by side
- Rough costs and the trade-offs of each
- Questions to ask installers before you sign
$200by video
Solar feasibility report
Starting from scratch on solar
- Roof and shading check from satellite imagery and your photos
- Production estimate for your location
- Payback using today's incentives, not last year's
- Recommended system size and what a fair quote looks like
$350full report
How it works
Most projects take one to two weeks from first call to finished report.
Call
A free 20-minute conversation about your home and your goals.
Send and show
Email your quotes and bills, then walk me through your home on a video call.
Report
A plain-language written report with numbers you can check.
You decide
Take the report to any installer, or do nothing at all. Your call.
Installers sell systems. I don't.
Most homeowners only hear about solar from the people selling it. Some of those quotes are great. Some are oversized, overpriced, or built on incentives that no longer exist; the 30% federal tax credit for home solar ended at the start of 2026, and plenty of sales pitches haven't caught up.
Mountain homes add their own questions: shaded ridges, steep roofs, long outages after storms. I help you sort out what makes sense for your house before you sign anything. If your home needs hands-on testing, I'll tell you and point you to a qualified local pro.
About Scout Solutions
I'm Coen Puckett. I started Scout Solutions to give Western North Carolina homeowners an honest, independent read on energy upgrades. My background is in sustainability, construction and job-site safety.
I work remotely from Utah. Working remotely keeps my prices low and my advice independent: I have no local sales territory and no installer relationships to protect.
Serving homeowners across Western North Carolina, from Asheville to Boone and the High Country, by video call.
- OSHA 30
- NFPA 70E electrical safety
- EPA certified