The use of microinverters (specifically Enphase Energy IQ Series) practically makes a solar panel electrical system plug-and-play, leaving challenges to mechanical design, sourcing components, permitting, and installation. This guide helps you build the type of system that will most universally work on the majority of North American homes. If you do your own home repairs, you already possess many of the skills needed to build a solar power system. Any remaining skills and basic knowledge about solar can be learned, which is the subject of this guide.