Mostly new to solar and seeking advice

[Sixfold]

And before that, provided initial and ongoing expense reductions are two of the driving forces in this exercise, reducing the load is almost always more cost effective than meeting a larger one.

But, it's a free country. Pay your money, take your choice.

Yeah I am having a difficult time estimating my usage at this point because, 1 the house isn't built yet and, 2 I will be adding 2 kids in short order.

[J.P.M.]

Yeah I am having a difficult time estimating my usage at this point because, 1 the house isn't built yet and, 2 I will be adding 2 kids in short order.

Understood. According to some (myself among them), you have a golden opp. to eliminate up front a lot of the problems and challenges owners of existing homes deal with and work around like shading, roof angles, passive assist schemes, etc. and add things like solar H2O heating, etc. Done right, you can reduce the load required more than you may know and keep the same lifestyle or improve it in whatever way you choose.