Solar Installer Reviews

[solar pete]

Hi All,

I got this email today from Shellina at SolarReviews.com and I thought it was relevant to all the threads we get about people who want to find out about installers so here it is.

P.S gratuitous plug alert

Received from Shellina at SolarReviews.com

Who is the Best Rated Local Installer?
We keep getting asked the same question, "Who is the best rated local installer?" by consumers, business owners, installers, and manufacturers.

Below, we have listed the Top 75 Installer Partners by number of reviews, their rating, and if they are Pre Screened, or not.

The next time that we produce this list we will include those that made the Solar Power World Top 400 Contractors list.

Company Name State Reviews Rating Pre Screened
Auric Solar (formerly SolarTek Solutions) UT 269 4.81 YES
Positive Energy Solar NM 225 4.97 YES
New England Clean Energy MA 160 4.88 YES
Sunspot Solar Energy Systems NM 152 4.89 YES
Sierra Pacific Solar CA 142 4.87 YES
Cosmic Solar CA 122 4.97 YES
Black Platinum Solar & Electric AZ 105 5.00 YES
SUNation Solar Systems NY 98 4.88 YES
Whidbey Sun & Wind WA 96 4.95 YES
Renova Solar CA 83 4.95 YES
Horizon Solar Power CA 82 4.94 YES
RGS Energy CO 79 4.47 YES
Direct Energy Solar (formerly Astrum) MD 78 4.36 YES
AM Sun Solar CA 74 4.81 YES
Sunstore Solar SC 72 4.90 YES
Fire Mountain Solar WA 71 4.80 YES
Intermountain Wind and Solar UT 67 4.91 YES
Vivint Solar NY 67 3.15 NO
SolarMax Technology CA 66 4.82 YES
Longhorn Solar TX 66 4.88 YES
Ameco Solar CA 64 4.92 YES
Energy Solution Providers AZ 61 4.75 YES
Exact Solar PA 58 4.98 YES
A1A Solar Contracting FL 55 4.85 YES
Innovative Energy CO 54 4.85 YES
Jamar Power Systems CA 52 4.90 YES
Arizona Solar Wave AZ 52 4.94 YES
California Sun Systems CA 48 4.96 YES
South Sound Solar WA 47 4.91 YES
Highlight Solar CA 46 5.00 YES
PEP Solar AZ 46 4.80 YES
A&R Solar WA 45 4.91 YES
Baker Electric Solar CA 44 4.84 YES
Maryland Solar Solutions MD 43 5.00 YES
Sunsense Solar CO 43 4.93 YES
Energy Concepts MN 43 4.63 YES
Texas Solar Outfitters TX 42 4.93 YES
Solar-Ray FL 42 5.00 YES
All Solar Electric CA 41 4.93 YES
Great Brook Solar NRG NY 40 4.93 YES
Solar Energy World MD 40 4.70 YES
Lightwave Solar Electric TN 39 4.90 YES
California Solar Electric CA 38 4.92 YES
Mass Renewables MA 38 4.95 YES
Maximo Solar Industries PR 38 4.97 YES
Affordable Solar NM 37 4.84 YES
Solar Universe Northeast PA PA 36 5.00 YES
Sunquest Solar AZ 35 4.91 YES
Solar Energy Services MD 34 4.97 YES
Green Conception CA 34 5.00 YES
Oregon Solarworks OR 34 5.00 NO
Sungreen Systems CA 33 5.00 YES
Power Production Management FL 32 4.88 YES
Sunfusion Solar CA 32 4.94 YES
Third Sun Solar OH 32 4.88 YES
APS Solar CA 32 5.00 NO
Air Wind & Solar LLC TX 31 3.87 NO
Earth Energy Innovations PA 30 4.87 YES
Dovetail Solar and Wind MI 29 4.83 YES
Save a Lot Solar CA 29 5.00 YES
Solar Symphony CA 29 5.00 YES
SolarFlair Energy MA 27 4.89 YES
Solar Source - The Solar Experts FL 27 4.93 NO
Eco Depot USA CO 27 4.89 YES
Consolidated Solar Technologies NM 26 4.27 YES
All Energy Solar MA 26 4.85 YES
Native TX 26 4.85 YES
Wired Into The Future CA 25 5.00 YES
Hudson Solar NY 24 4.46 YES
You Save Green NY 24 4.96 YES
SolarGaines MD 23 4.96 YES
ProSolar Hawaii HI 23 5.00 YES
Synergy Power UT 23 4.96 YES
Applied Solar Energy CA 23 4.83 YES
Ross Solar Group LLC CT 22 4.86 YES


Please note that the SolarReviews.com 'Pre-Screened Solar Pro' program is a performance-based quality accreditation for solar installers. The end result is that consumers and business owners looking to install solar can further trust an installer with this badge.

For more information on the 'Pre-Screened Solar Pro' program, please click HERE.

If you have any questions, please let us know.

Thank you very much for your time and have a great rest of your day!

Sincerely,

SolarReviews

Shellina Danforth
Customer Support Manager

[sensij]

Filtering the list for just CA installers, since that is what I care about

Sierra Pacific Solar CA 142 4.87 YES
Cosmic Solar CA 122 4.97 YES
Renova Solar CA 83 4.95 YES
Horizon Solar Power CA 82 4.94 YES
AM Sun Solar CA 74 4.81 YES
SolarMax Technology CA 66 4.82 YES
Ameco Solar CA 64 4.92 YES
Jamar Power Systems CA 52 4.90 YES
California Sun Systems CA 48 4.96 YES
Highlight Solar CA 46 5.00 YES
Baker Electric Solar CA 44 4.84 YES
All Solar Electric CA 41 4.93 YES
California Solar Electric CA 38 4.92 YES
Green Conception CA 34 5.00 YES
Sungreen Systems CA 33 5.00 YES
Sunfusion Solar CA 32 4.94 YES
APS Solar CA 32 5.00 NO
Save a Lot Solar CA 29 5.00 YES
Solar Symphony CA 29 5.00 YES
Wired Into The Future CA 25 5.00 YES
Applied Solar Energy CA 23 4.83 YES

I'd love to be able to leave a review for an installer not currently showing up in SolarReviews.com. Am I correct in thinking that the only way an installer gets added is if they pay for it; users can't add new ones?

[solar pete]

Filtering the list for just CA installers, since that is what I care about

Sierra Pacific Solar CA 142 4.87 YES
Cosmic Solar CA 122 4.97 YES
Renova Solar CA 83 4.95 YES
Horizon Solar Power CA 82 4.94 YES
AM Sun Solar CA 74 4.81 YES
SolarMax Technology CA 66 4.82 YES
Ameco Solar CA 64 4.92 YES
Jamar Power Systems CA 52 4.90 YES
California Sun Systems CA 48 4.96 YES
Highlight Solar CA 46 5.00 YES
Baker Electric Solar CA 44 4.84 YES
All Solar Electric CA 41 4.93 YES
California Solar Electric CA 38 4.92 YES
Green Conception CA 34 5.00 YES
Sungreen Systems CA 33 5.00 YES
Sunfusion Solar CA 32 4.94 YES
APS Solar CA 32 5.00 NO
Save a Lot Solar CA 29 5.00 YES
Solar Symphony CA 29 5.00 YES
Wired Into The Future CA 25 5.00 YES
Applied Solar Energy CA 23 4.83 YES

I'd love to be able to leave a review for an installer not currently showing up in SolarReviews.com. Am I correct in thinking that the only way an installer gets added is if they pay for it; users can't add new ones?

Howdy sensij,

Any company can have a free listing if they want one, but the company has to do it. Any properly accredited solar company can be listed for free and take a free trial for 30 days. Free trial gives them access to a control panel where they can do a bunch of stuff that lets them communicate with potential solar customers and their existing customers, to see if they want to take out a subscription.

The subscription fee is paid monthly or yearly and depends on your business locations and the number of zip codes you want to be searchable under. Minimum yearly fee starts at about $300 per year

[Naptown]

Glad to see I made the list

[solar pete]

Glad to see I made the list

A 4.97 is awesome work

Seriously this is something I know a bit about. Our aussie install business is also reviewed on the leading aussie solar reviews site and I know its hard to maintain that high fours score. When you first start out its relatively easy to get into the high fours or even a perfect 5, as the team is small, hand picked and very dedicated. As the years go by and you do more and more installs and get bigger and bigger its harder to maintain the standards, as your level of control is weaken by the number of jobs you do. Ok enough of my rant, just saying its hard to consistently maintain high 4's, nice work Rich

[Naptown]

A 4.97 is awesome work

Seriously this is something I know a bit about. Our aussie install business is also reviewed on the leading aussie solar reviews site and I know its hard to maintain that high fours score. When you first start out its relatively easy to get into the high fours or even a perfect 5, as the team is small, hand picked and very dedicated. As the years go by and you do more and more installs and get bigger and bigger its harder to maintain the standards, as your level of control is weaken by the number of jobs you do. Ok enough of my rant, just saying its hard to consistently maintain high 4's, nice work Rich

Thanks we try very hard
Our results on Angie's list etc are similar.