Not really, I was just relating how it worked out for us. There are a number of Solar Power advocacy groups around, in the Bay Area we went to meetups of NorCal Solar[1] (back in the early 2000's they would tours where you could see houses that had solar and ask questions). Great way to hang out with like minded individuals and collect folks experience with various installation companies and system options. Installations are common enough these days that you can probably find someone who has already done what you are thinking of doing, and tell you how it worked out for them.
[1] http://www.norcalsolar.org/